Tearful Sousa wins emotional title in Estoril

Emotional stuff from Joao Sousa that wins the home title in Estoril after a fantastic week.

The world no.68 defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-4 6-4 to clinch his 3rd (and most important) title of his career.

The final.

After a great start (3-1), the Portuguese was broken in the 6th game of the 1st set (3-3). From that moment, Joao started to play fantastic tennis to win 7 of the following 8 games to clinch a decisive 6-4 4-0 lead. Thing got complicated soon after when after leading 5-1, Sousa dropped the next 3 games (5-4). Eventually, Joao kept his composure to win the match after holding the final service game at love.

Soon after blasting the last forehand winner, Sousa fell on the court in tears of joy.

Draw and Results      

 

A dream come true. SOUSA

Soon after the match, Joao commented

“It’s just amazing. It’s a dream come true. It is very special for a Portuguese player to win here on home soil. I know how hard the organization worked to make this tournament one of the best in the world and it’s just amazing. The crowd was unbelievable.”

 


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