Patrick Kypson rallied to beat Great Britain’s Johannus 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-5 on Sunday, making it 20 titles for American men in 2025, the most in history, breaking the record set in 2006, according to statistics guru Greg Sharko.
The 2-hour, 34-minute championship saw just one break as Monday doubled for the only time in the 11th game of the third set. This was also the only break point that the 23-year-old left-hander faced in the match.
Kypson earned $22,730 for his title.
“That was the key and whoever broke serve was probably going to come out on top and I was lucky to stay strong when I faced break points,” said Kypson, who saved all six break points he faced in the match. “I was lucky to get the only break point I had late in the match.”
Kypson, a former All-American standout at Texas A&M, was ranked as low as No. 455 on April 7
after a three-month hiatus due to a stress fracture in his left leg. The 25-year-old from North Carolina underwent surgery in January and returned to the tournament in April.
Kypson’s ranking will improve from No. 166 to No. 146. Since his return, Kypson has won titles on clay, outdoor and hard this season. He is only the third American to accomplish the feat since 1978, joining Robby Ginepri (2002) and Michael Russell (2009).
Kypson also moved up to No. 2 in the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge rankings. The current leader is former Texas standout Eliot Spizzirri, who was runner-up at the Brest, FRA Challenger on Sunday.
