Acapulco: Alex de Minaur rallied to win the biggest title of his career, beating Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday night in the final of the Mexican Open. The 24-year-old Australian won his seventh career title and first at the ATP 500 level. He won his previous six titles at ATP 250 events, most recently last year at Atlanta.
First ATP 500 title ✔️
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Back in the Top 20 ✔️
New Australian #1 ✔️
🇦🇺 @alexdeminaur has won the biggest title of his career in Acapulco, battling past Tommy Paul in the final, 3-6 6-4 6-1. 🏆
"I've got a whole lot of heart in this little body of mine," De Minaur said afterwards:
De Minaur will move to 18th in the rankings. His career-best ranking is No. 15 in 2021. Paul had reached the final by beating fifth-ranked Taylor Fritz on Friday in a match that lasted 3 hours, 25 minutes. He has one career title, at Stockholm in 2021. Read all the Latest News****, Trending News****, Cricket News****, Bollywood News****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook****, Twitter and Instagram****.