Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title

There were banners too, including one with a rude gesture directed at the Premier League , with the accompanying message reading “investigate this”.

But the commotion certainly did not distract City’s players - if anything they appeared more fired up than they have been in recent weeks, reflected in their fast start which proved enough to earn them the points

Villa start badly but end well

On paper a second successive defeat might indicate a backward step for Villa after their good start to the year, but Unai Emery’s well-organised side eventually showed why their results have been much improved in 2023

For long periods before the break Villa sat back and looked to hit the home side on the break , but were let down by needless defensive mistakes - the worst of which cost them the second goal

They got greater rewards when they pressed higher up the pitch in the second half, bringing loud groans from the home side whenever they won the ball back

The pace of Watkins was a constant threat, but the non - stop running of substitute Duran set the tone for Villa’s efforts in the final minutes, and he was unlucky not to pull another goal back before the end.

(BBC) - Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title, with victory over John Isner at the Dallas Open.

The 23-year-old, ranked 97th in the world, won 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (14-12) in just under three hours

He saved four championship points against American former world Number Eight, Isner

Wu is set to rise to world number 58 when the rankings are updated on Monday, making him the highest-ranked Chinese player in ATP history Wu, who was playing in his maiden Tour-level final, did not compete on the Tour from March 2019 to January 2022 because of numerous injuries

Prior to competing in Dallas, he had recorded just six wins on the Tour, but defeated American top seed Taylor Fritz, and Canada’s third seed Denis Shapovalov en route to the final.