De Minaur claims the title in Acapulco. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – ACAPULCO RESULTS

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL - ACAPULCO FINAL RESULT. De Minaur claims his 7th career title after beating Paul in 3 sets.

Alex De Minaur In Acapulco

Alex De Minaur wins against Tommy Paul 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the final in Acapulco on Saturday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes. This is the first time that the Australian conquered this tournament. His best achievement in this competition so far was reaching the quarter. Here you can see when his history at this event.

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De Minaur added $ 173,980 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned $ 376,620 in total after winning this tournament.

Highlights Alex De Minaur vs. Tommy Paul Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco

De Minaur’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Minaur
Paul
3-6 6-4 6-1
2h:27
95
95
Total points
80
80
34
34
Winners
33
33
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
50%
50%
1st in
60%
60%
81%
81%
1st won
60%
60%
34/42
34/42
1st won
33/55
33/55
52%
52%
2nd won
53%
53%
22/42
22/42
2nd won
19/36
19/36
-- Break Points --
4/10
4/10
Total
2/8
2/8
40%
40%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, the Australian scored 95 points vs. the American’s 80.

De Minaur

Alex served pretty well to win 81% of the points (34/42) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (22/42) on his second serve. Alex won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.

Paul

On the other side, Tommy was struggling when converting his break points (only 25%2/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between De Minaur and Paul is 4-0 for Alex.

This was the 7th career title for Alex. (see list of titles and finals). Paul 0th remains with 1 title after he conquered the tournament in Stockholm 2021. (see list of titles and finals)

Alex De Minaur Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Tommy grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) just before finally winning the set (6-3).

Paul was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (2-1 40-A). On the other side, Alex was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 54 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Tommy won just 2 points more than the Australian (28-26). Paul lost 7 points on serve (21-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Alex conceded 7 points on serve (19-7).

2nd Set -
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The Australian won the set after he broke Tommy in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Notwithstanding, the Australian maintained the focus to conquer the set 6-4.

Alex failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.

The Australian converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 6th (2-4 30-40) and the 11th game (3-6 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 80 points. De Minaur was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than the American (43-37). Alex lost 18 points on serve (25-18). On the other side, Paul conceded 18 points on serve (19-18).

3rd Set -
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De Minaur had a strong start of this set after breaking Tommy Paul in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Australian improved his lead after breaking Paul in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

An important stage of this set was when the Australian won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

De Minaur converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 40-A). On the other side, the Australian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 41 points. De Minaur was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than Paul (26-15). The Australian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). On the other side, the American conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).

1st
Minaur
Paul
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Minaur
Paul
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Minaur
Paul
6-1
6
1
5
1
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

Alex De Minaur in Acapulco

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