Alexei Popyrin shocks Alexander Bublik 4-6 6-0 6-2 in the final in Singapore on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes.
Popyrin added $ 6,460 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 24,770 in total after winning this tournament.
Popyrin was elated about his great success to dedicate the title to his family. He commented:
“We put in a lot of hard work in pre-season and it’s paying off
Also my family behind the scenes. They’ve sacrificed so much for me and to finally win a tournament just shows how much hard work they put in with me also and this is for them, this is for them 100 percent.”
Highlights Alexei Popyrin vs. Alexander Bublik Singapore Tennis Open – Singapore
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:24
At the end of the match, Alexei scored 87 points vs. the Kazakhstani’s 57.
Popyrin
Popyrin served exceptionally well to win 94% of the points (33/35) behind his first serve, and he won 76% points (13/17) on his second serve. Popyrin blasted 11 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Popyrin didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (5/10).
Bublik
On the other side, Alexander was exceptional in converting the only break point that he converted. Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Popyrin and Bublik is 2-0 for Alexei.
This was the maiden title for Alexei that won his first title at the first attempt. The Kazakhstani lost the opportunity to win also his maiden title at the first attempt.
Popyrin was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, he conceded only 2 games in the last 2 sets after winning 61 points vs. ‘s 31 points.
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Bublik conquered in the 5th game (3-2) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).
Alexander was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (2-2 30-40). On the other side, the Kazakhstani didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 48 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Kazakhstani won just 2 points more than the Australian (25-23). Alexander lost 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the court, the Australian conceded 5 points on serve (18-5).
This set was a no-contest because Alexei conceded no games to Alexander before winning the set 6-0.
Popyrin converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 4th (3-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40). On the other side, Popyrin didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 40 points. Popyrin conquered the set after winning 18 more points than the Kazakhstani (29-11). Popyrin was perfect on serve to concede not even a single point during his serving games (12-0). In addition, on the other side, Bublik conceded 17 points on serve (11-17).
Alexei in this set didn’t concede much to Alexander and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking the Kazakhstani in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Alexander was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Popyrin converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Alexei didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 52 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 14 more points than the Kazakhstani (33-19). Alexei was astonishing on serve to concede just 1 point during his serving games (16-1). On the losing side, Bublik conceded 17 points on serve (18-17).
