Acapulco

Alex de Minaur has won a three-set battle against world No.10 Holger Rune to advance to the Acapulco singles final.

“I’m looking forward to a battle and to just go out there and leave it all out there. “It’s going to be a great match,” De Minaur said. De Minaur will face American Tommy Paul for the title. This marks De Minaur’s third final appearance at ATP 500 level. But I managed to save a couple of crucial break points and keep giving myself chances.” It feels like I deserved it,” De Minaur said.

Fixture: (7) Tommy Paul vs (8) Alex de Minaur. Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023. Tournament: Mexican Open 2023. Round: Final. Venue: Acapulco, Mexico. Category: ...

Meanwhile, De Minaur has been steady, if not spectacular, this year as he eyes his first ATP 500 title. So expect the Australian to win this one. There, the Australian took out fourth seed Holger Rune, recovering from a break down, to reach his first final of the season and improve to 11-4 in 2023. They move well and hit powerfully off either flank, making this a tough matchup to call. After opening his campaign against Emilio Gomez, Paul downed three compatriots on the trot - Michael Mmoh, Mackenzie McDonald and third seed Taylor Fritz - to reach his first final of the season. 23 Paul has been on a roll this week at the ATP 500 event.

Tommy Paul defeats Taylor Fritz by winning his fourth match point in a three-hour, 25-minute match in Friday's Acapulco semi-finals.

[Michael Mmoh](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-mmoh/mp01/overview) in the Acapulco second round, will face eighth seed [Alex de Minaur](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview) in Saturday's final. [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) semi-finals, Paul advanced the biggest final of his blossoming career, his first at the ATP 500 level. The Aussie closed the evening's play with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 win against fourth seed [Holger Rune](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/holger-rune/r0dg/overview), a match that ended near 3 a.m. They also met twice in junior Grand Slam finals, with Paul winning at The 25-year-old won his lone previous title match in 2021 at the Stockholm ATP 250. Paul was particularly dominant in the opening set, forcing Fritz to defend and dictating with his athletic baseline game, but there was little to choose between the competitors in the final two sets until one-sided tie-breaks decided both. 18 this week in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings — a mark which would match his career high. After letting a match point slip on serve at 5-4 in the second set, missing a deep overhead off the bounce, Paul needed a comeback of his own, trailing 0-2 and 1-3 in the third. "Obviously he got up a break in the third there and it was weird, I started feeling my body a little bit and doing some weird serves, and I don't know if he loved it. "He doesn't give you any points throughout the whole match, you feel like you have to work for everything. "Obviously looking forward to making the body feel a little better tomorrow. I only have one trophy on Tour between singles and doubles.

Tommy Paul secured a spot in the Mexican Open final against Alex de Minaur, beating Taylor Fritz in three hours and 29 minutes.

Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz have quite a history together, dating back to their days of playing junior finals and meeting on the challenger circuit.

He recovered some, and managed to hit some remarkable winners and lock down a pair of games, but De Minaur was too tough for him this evening, the Australian earning his tenth career Top-10 win to book a spot in his 11th ATP final. For a set and a half it was a brilliant performance from Rune, who put his breathtaking power on display as he asserted himself in all areas of the court against De Minaur. In the end it was hard to tell who was suffering more as the match wore on, but Fritz took the cake when he stopped play and headed to a trash can behind his chair to vomit.

Paul, who reached the semifinals in the Australian Open in January, is trying to capture his second career title after Stockholm in 2021.

Fritz accomplished the feat in 2020, and Sam Querrey won the tournament in 2017. The pair of 25-year-olds have squared off since they were teenagers. Acapulco, Mexico

It should be an entertaining final at the ATP Acapulco Open. But who will lift the title in Mexico: Tommy Paul or Alex de Minaur?

With fatigue also potentially coming into play as Paul just played a three-and-a-half-hour-long battle, De Minaur is the favorite for me here. Taro Daniel failed to challenge de Minaur either, the 24-year-old cruising to a 6-2 6-2 win. The 25-year-old won the first set 6-3 and had a match point at 5-4 in the second but Fritz saved it, won the tiebreak, and also went ahead a break in the third.

Tommy Paul edged out Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2) (ATP)

[win in Stockholm in 2021](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/tommy-paul-wins-maiden-atp-title-beats-shapovalov-in-stockholm-513798.html). Paul will break the Top 20 again on Monday at the [ATP rankings](https://www.tennismajors.com/rankings/atp-world-tour-singles-week-9-2023), whatever happens in the final. “It’s never gonna be easy against Fritz”, Paul said after the match. 18 last month after becoming first American man [to reach Australian Open semi-finals](https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/itll-be-awesome-tommy-paul-on-prospect-of-djokovic-semi-final-657357.html) since Roddick in 2009. He doesn’t give you any points throughout the whole match. He saved a match point at 6-3, 5-4 on Paul’s serve before leading 3-1 in the third set. [Djokovic satisfied with return from injury despite loss to Medvedev in Dubaitennis majors](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/dubai-duty-free-tennis-championships-atp-500-atp/djokovic-satisfied-with-return-from-injury-despite-loss-to-medvedev-in-dubai-664666.html) [Medvedev ends Djokovic’s 20-match win streak to reach Dubai final; plays Rublev for titletennis majors](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/dubai-duty-free-tennis-championships-atp-500-atp/medvedev-ends-djokovics-20-match-win-streak-to-reach-dubai-final-plays-rublev-for-title-664639.html) [Tommy Paul moves into all American semi-final in Acapulcotennis majors](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/mexican-open-paul-reaches-semi-finals-664392.html) [Tommy Paul defeats Ben Shelton to become the first American man to reach the Australian Open semi-final since 2009tennis majors](https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/tommy-paul-defeats-ben-shelton-to-become-the-first-american-to-reach-the-australian-open-semi-final-since-2009-657328.html) [Taylor Fritz triumphs in Delray Beach and closes in on top 5 rankingtennis majors](https://www.tennismajors.com/others-news/taylor-fritz-triumphs-in-delray-beach-and-closes-in-on-top-5-ranking-661822.html) [Holger Rune](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/10-questions-holger-rune-getting-to-know-danish-604290.html), the No 4 seed, and Australian [Alex De Minaur](https://www.tennismajors.com/uts-news/demon-lleyton-hewitt-109-10-questions-about-alex-de-minaur-298621.html), the No 8 seed, next. In the previous rounds of the Acapulco Open, Tommy Paul defeated Ecuadorian Emilio Gomez (6-1, 7-6 (4)), Michael Mmoh (6-4, 2-2 ret.) and Mackenzie McDonald (6-2, 6-2). [Tommy Paul](https://www.tennismajors.com/people/tommy-paul) moved into the final of the [Mexican Open](https://www.tennismajors.com/competitions/abierto-mexicano-telcel-presentado-por-hsbc-2023-mens-singles-mens-singles) by edging out No 3 seed [Taylor Fritz](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/kathy-may-paul-annacone-facing-nadal-and-more-10-questions-about-taylor-fritz-298354.html) [6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2)](https://www.tennismajors.com/matches/atp/abierto-mexicano-telcel-presentado-por-hsbc/tommy-paul-vs-taylor-fritz) after a 3h25 battle at the Princess Mundo Imperial in Acapulco on Friday – the longest match at the tournament, breaking the record three hours and 21 minutes set by Stefan Kozlov and Grigor Dimitrov last year. Fritz will leave the Top 5 next week. Tommy Paul edged out Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2) on Friday after an exhausting battle

Tommy Paul and Alex de Minaur will face off in the final off the Mexican Open in Acapulco. Check out the match analysis and prediction.

If de Minaur can drag this one out long enough, his better fitness should tell especially against an opponent who began to struggle and is coming off a marathon match. Having held match point in the second set, he did well to recover mentally in this one especially after falling down a break early in the decider. de Minaur will be considered the favourite in this one given his 3-0 record against Paul, who plays in just his second career final.

The tennis world couldn't believe the scenes during the match between Alex de Minaur and Holger Rune. Find out more here.

It has been known over the last few rounds that an American would feature in this year's Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco with the third seeded Taylor ...

I’m looking forward to a battle and to just go out there and leave it all out there. “It just shows that I can do this for a while.” I took the one chance I [converted] and rolled with it. “Obviously he got up a break in the third there and it was weird, I started feeling my body a little bit and doing some weird serves, and I don’t know if he loved it. It feels like I deserved it,” the Aussie said after advancing to his 11th Tour final. “He doesn’t give you any points throughout the whole match, you feel like you have to work for everything.

Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz played the longest match in Abierto Mexicano Acapulco history, but divided fans with the level of the match.25-year-old players ...

"That was definitely one of the best matches of the year. They were tired at the end but prior to that it was straight rubbish. With Taylor Fritz ranked in the top 5 in the world and Paul in the top 25, a high-intensity match was anticipated.

Alex De Minaur struggles to defeat Tommy Paul in a three-set match in the final of the Abierto Mexicano Acapulco and won his first ATP 500 crown.

De Minaur took advantage of his opponent's frustration and the physical difference between them, as the American came from great wear and tear, especially in his last match with Fritz, the longest in Acapulco Open history. Alex De Minaur took the lead in the mental aspect and took advantage of that to go to the deciding set. Paul got the first break in the fourth game and didn't give De Minaur any room to recover.

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — 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 ...

De Minaur will move to 18th in the rankings. 15 in 2021. He won his previous six titles at ATP 250 events, most recently last year at Atlanta.

Alex de Minaur outlasts Tommy Paul in the Acapulco final on Saturday for the seventh ATP title of his career. Paul was bidding for his second title.

The world No 22 is now 7-4 lifetime in ATP finals. Paul is now 1-1 in finals. When De Minaur finally held serve, he was off to the races. “It was huge,” De Minaur said of that service game. The 24-year-old Australian battled back from a set down to prevail after two hours and 27 minutes. Paul was bidding for his second title.

Australia's Alex De Minaur won his first ever ATP 500-level title after coming back from a set down against Tommy Paul.

Australia's Alex de Minaur has overcome American Tommy Paul in three sets to win his first ATP 500 title.

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Alex de Minaur battles back from a set down to defeat Tommy Paul in Saturday night's Acapulco final. With the win, the Aussie claims his first ATP 500 ...

"Like everything in my career, it's been step by step," he said of his return to the Top 20. The 25-year-old was seeking his second tour-level title (Stockholm 2021) in his second final. Still, the tenor of the match had changed, and De Minaur made it count with another break in the set's final game. So I had that in the back of my mind, I just told myself to keep pushing. But the match began to turn when the Aussie escaped a 0/30 hole to go up 3-2 in the second. 18 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Ranking this week, leaving him three spots off his career high of No. But there would be no stopping De Minaur from becoming the second Australian champion in Acapulco, after When De Minaur fought off those chances with a combination of big serves and steely baseline play, Paul could not recover as the Aussie rattled off seven straight games. [Alex de Minaur](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview) stormed back after losing the opening set against a red-hot opponent. 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." "Just to kind of stay in the match, especially in the second set... "I know the hard work that's put in to be here and it's good to see the results.

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — 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...

15 in 2021. De Minaur will move to 18th in the rankings. He won his previous six titles at ATP 250 events, most recently last year at Atlanta.