Alexei Popyrin tops Stan Wawrinka 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in the final in Umag on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 36 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career.
Popyrin added € 35,665 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 85,605 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Alexei Popyrin vs. Stan Wawrinka Plava Laguna Croatia Open – Umag
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:36
At the end of the match, Popyrin scored 101 points vs. Wawrinka’s 88.
Popyrin
Popyrin served pretty well to win 76% of the points (45/59) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (24/40) on his second serve. The Australian won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.
🇦🇺 Alexei Popyrin wins his 2nd ATP 250 🏆 defeating🇨🇭Stan Wawrinka 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 in Umag 🇭🇷.
The 23 year old overcame a quad strain to dig deep to complete a great week of tennis.
+33 spots to a career high 57 in the live rankings.#TheFirstServe 🎥TennisTV⤵️ pic.twitter.com/o21G8HmBVJ
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) July 30, 2023
Wawrinka
On the other side, Wawrinka was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (2/4). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Popyrin and Wawrinka is 1-0 for Alexei.
This was the 2nd career title for Popyrin. He won the previous title in Umag. (see list of titles and finals). Wawrinka remains with 16th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
