Dean spins his way to victory... Outlasting a fatigued younger man!
Harmon Park, By Steve England ESVN- Fair and Balanced: Benefiting from his own improved fitness, and a Dynasty Champ suffering from Acid Reflux - Dean pulls off the upset of the year!
In their history of tournament play - Dean has only beaten JT one other time, when JT rolled his ankle in 2011. This time, JT was able to play until the bitter end! The 1st-set starts off with JT finding himself down early! JT battles back from a 0-2 deficit to lead 3-2 after blasting an ace past Dean! Dean then finds ways to win taking two more games and holding a 40-love lead, but lets a commanding opportunity slip through his fingers as JT's power forehand pressures DR! JT overcomes the deficit taking 3-games straight to win the 1st-set 6-3.
Noticeably fatigued leading into the 2nd-set, JT errors allowing Dean to jump ahead early. A questionable call helps Dean to extend his lead, but almost gives the match away when on set-point, JT hits long only to have Dean gift him the point! What could have been a devastating mistake ends up to matter not when Dean closes out the set with a 6-2 victory!
Tied one-set all, winded and suffering from reflux - The final set begins close early, but jumps to DR's favor after a series of JT errors! Dean continued strong to the end, and closes out the match 3-6,6-2,6-3!
