Alexander Zverev defends Washington Open title
Washington, Aug 6 : Top seed Alexander Zverev of Germany has defeated 19-year-old Alex de Minaur from Australia 6-2, 6-4 to win the Washington Open.
This was Zverev's third tour-level trophy of the season and ninth overall.
Zverev, 21, also became the first man in nearly a decade to win consecutive titles at the hard-court tuneup tournament for the upcoming US Open, Xinhua news agency reported.
Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina won the Washington Open in 2008 and 2009. "It's been a great ride, and hopefully many more to come," Zverev said on Sunday.
"It's been a really special week for me. It's been a great first time here, and I can't wait to come back," added Zverev, who hit six aces and never faced a break point en route to the title.
De Minaur, who began the season at number 208 in the ATP rankings, will crack the top 50 for the first time on Monday. The teenager will soar from number 72 to number 45.
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Eligible families won't be inconvenienced with BPL card revision: Karnataka minister Muniyappa
Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka minister K H Muniyappa on Monday said the officials have been instructed to restore the Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line ration cards as they existed earlier.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister said the decision to this effect was taken in a meeting on November 21 on the orders of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Muniyappa said he has instructed officials to correct all the ration cards by November 28 and distribute rice to the BPL ration card holders with all the facilities.
This comes after some confusion in the state over the cancellation of many Below Poverty Line ration cards while the list of BPL families was being revised. The minister clarified that there was no need to worry for the eligible beneficiaries.
"Steps are being taken to ensure that the eligible beneficiaries are not inconvenienced, and the ineligible ration cards of taxpayers and government employees will be transferred to APL," he said.
The minister underlined that the state government has introduced pro-poor schemes for the benefit of economically weaker sections.
