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He broke serve early in the second, extended his lead to 4-2 with a dazzling forehand pass, and broke again in the next game after advancing through the net and forcing a mistake from the Canadiens.
There was a slight wobble during the title serve; Evans botched an over then double faulted to give up the serve.
But in the next match, he quickly spotted a short, floating ball on Auger-Aliassime’s racquet, charged forward and knocked down a forehand volley winner to secure his first tournament title.
It was a closer affair on Court 3 between the two Italians in the Great Ocean Road Open final.
Fourth seed Sinner, who won his last tournament of 2020 in Sofia, fell behind 3-1 against world No.71 Travaglia before winning the next three consecutive matches to return to the competition.
After Sinner snatched the first set in a tie-break, the pair traded five service breaks in a tight second set in which the majority of games extended to two.
After letting a 3-1 lead slip away and fending off a breaking point that would have seen him fall behind 3-1, Sinner stabilized.
He got a break point in Game 9, converted it when Travaglia sent a forehand wide and served the last game without conceding a point, winning 7-6 (4) 6-4.
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