Coric upsets Tsitsipas to win Cincinnati Open for 1st ATP Masters 1000 title

Borna Coric continued his headlong rush up the men's rankings on Sunday, completing an improbable run to the championship at the Western & Southern open with a 7-6 (0), 6-2 win over No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first final at this tournament for both players.

Coric, 25, is expected to be ranked 29th going into the U.S. Open. He opened the tournament at 152 before upsetting five seeded players and four in the top 10, including Rafael Nadal. The Croatian entered the tournament on a protected injury ranking.

It is his first career ATP Masters 1000 title

The 24-year-old Tsitsipas, from Greece, was trying to become the first man this season to win championships on all three surfaces — hard court, grass and clay. He has won a tour-high 46 matches this season.

Tsitsipas took a 4-1 lead in the first set, but he couldn't hold it and he wasn't sure why.

"I'm not in any condition to answer that, because I'm still looking for the answer myself," he said. "I don't have a clear answer for that. He was serving well. He was making me move a lot. He plays the way he's always played. He hasn't changed much. The less he misses, the more he makes your life difficult."

"I realized I had to be more aggressive," Coric said. "I had nothing to lose. I knew if I continued to play the way I was playing, I was going to lose anyway. I had to hit the ball harder and deeper."

Garcia takes down Kvitova for historic win

Caroline Garcia generated momentum going into next week's U.S. Open, capturing the Western & Southern Open women's championship with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova earlier on Sunday.

Garcia, already the first qualifier to reach the tournament final, clinched the victory when Kvitova sent a second serve return into the net. Garcia dropped to her knees and lay on her back on the court after the final point.

She became the first qualifier to win a WTA Tour 1000 tournament.

"Pure joy," said Garcia, the first French woman to win the tournament. "Just happiness. Every single win is important. Every single title is very special. It's always very hard to describe it. It's not happening so often, and you have to really like enjoy it. I'm really grateful for this great week of tennis, and to win another title, it's very special."

The 28-year-old from France went into Sunday's match with a WTA Tour-leading 26 wins since June.

Garcia broke her Czech opponent in the first game, and raced to a 4-0 lead. Garcia also gained an early edge with a first game break in the second set.

Kvitova, 32, left the court for treatment of an injury after falling behind 2-0 in the second set. She looked sharper after returning but couldn't overcome the early break.

"Definitely not the result I wanted, but ... I have to take it like this and see the positive things," Kviotva said. "I know it's hurting right now, but on the other side, I have to see it like overall and be proud on my 40th final of my career."