Last Updated: March 05, 2023, 16:30 IST
Alex de Minaur gained the Mexican Open (AP)
Alex de Minaur rallied to win the largest title of his profession, beating Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 within the closing of the Mexican Open
Australia’s Alex de Minaur defeated Tommy Paul of the United States in three units on Saturday to win the Mexican Open in Acapulco.
The 24-year-old de Minaur fought again after dropping the opening set to clinch the seventh title of his skilled profession with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory.
The 24-year-old Australian gained his seventh profession title and first on the ATP 500 degree. He gained his earlier six titles at ATP 250 occasions, most not too long ago final 12 months at Atlanta.
De Minaur will transfer to 18th within the rankings. His career-best rating is No. 15 in 2021.
Paul had reached the ultimate by beating fifth-ranked Taylor Fritz on Friday in a match that lasted 3 hours, 25 minutes. He has one profession title, at Stockholm in 2021.
It was one other battling fightback from de Minaur, who had additionally recovered after dropping the opening set of his semi-final in opposition to Holger Rune on Friday.
De Minaur’s dogged efficiency was epitomised by the opening recreation of the ultimate set, when he saved 5 break factors to maintain earlier than successful in 2hr 27min.
“It feels nice, it feels superb,” De Minaur said in an on-court interview following his win.
“I know the hard work that’s put in to be here and it’s good to see the results.
“It’s not always that you win the tournament and you get to finish a week unbeaten, so I’ll definitely cherish this going into Indian Wells and Miami.”
(With inputs from Agencies)
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