NEW YORK — Britain"s Kyle Edmund defeated Italy"s Andreas Seppi in straight sets to clinch the ATP Tour"s New York Open crown on Sunday. Edmund, whose only previous singles title came at the European Open at Antwerp in 2018, cruised to a 7-5, 6-1 victory at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island. The eighth-seeded 25-year-old right-hander wrapped up victory in 1hr 21min, converting the second of three match points. World No. 62 Edmund overwhelmed Seppi with a vastly superior service game, peppering his Italian opponent with 11 aces to Seppi"s four with no double faults. Edmund also put Seppi"s erratic serve under pressure, carving out seven break points to take a grip on the match. Bertens doubles up in Saint Petersburg for title Kiki Bertens silenced in-form Elena Rybakina 6-1, 6-3 to win in Saint Petersburg for a second successive year on Sunday. The world No. 8 and second seed this week became the first back-to-back winner of the WTA event. She took 74 minutes to claim her 10th WTA crown, denying Kazakhstan 20-year-old Rybakina a second title from her third final this season. The Netherlands" Bertens broke serve four times, never losing her own, saving all five break points that she faced in the second set. Her progress to the final meant she had to withdraw from the Dubai Championships where she had a first round date with Kim Clijsters, the four-time Grand Slam winner coming out of retirement after an absence of over seven years.— AFP