Jannik Sinner studies history, but isn't slowing down to celebrate it.

The 19-year-old Sinner edged Mackenzie McDonald 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in a thrilling Citi Open final to capture his third career title in Washington, DC.

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Sinner made history as the youngest man to win an ATP 500-level title, but isn't content with his title or a rise to a career-high ranking of No. 15.

"When you play against the best, you have to go out of court and really have to play your best tennis. I think there is still much work to do, to be honest," Sinner said. "A lot of experience to put in, working hard as we are doing now, and, you know, trying to play important matches, important matches and important moments of a match.

"Today I think I had a lot of them. I can learn many things about today. But I think, you know, when the best players are playing their best tennis, they are very, very tough to beat. I don't know. I'm just already focusing about the next week, which is."



Still, Sinner, who celebrates his 20th birthday on August 16th, is pumped to be part of the NextGen stars scripting success this season.


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"It's nice, I think, to see especially for the tennis world getting new names on it," Sinner said. "Everyone is a great, great player, great athletes. Everyone has his own team which I think is very impressive. Everyone is so competitive, and that's very nice, you know. Nobody wants to lose one single point.

"It's great to see a lot of Americans, young guys like Nakashima, Brooskby, Korda, they are getting very, very good. Talking about all the rest, you know, Musetti, Alcaraz, everyone. I don't want to miss anybody of them, because I think it's going to be very, very exciting."

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