Alex De Minaur downs Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the final in Acapulco on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 57 minutes. This is the second that Alex has won the tournament. Here, you can see his history at this event.
De Minaur added $ 190,580 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 412,555 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Alex De Minaur vs. Casper Ruud Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco
De Minaur’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:57
At the end of the match, De Minaur scored 76 points vs. Casper’s 62.
De Minaur
De Minaur was pretty focused in converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4).
Ruud
On the other side, Ruud was not so effective in converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between De Minaur and Ruud is 2-1 for Alex.
This was the 8th career title for the Australian. (see list of titles and finals). Ruud remains with 10th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Australian snatched in the 3rd game (2-1) just before finally winning the set (6-4).
Alex converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Australian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 74 points. De Minaur was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Ruud (40-34). Alex lost 5 points on serve (20-5). On the losing side, Ruud conceded 20 points on serve (29-20).
De Minaur was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Casper Ruud in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, the Australian succeeded in coming back to break the Norwegian in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
The Australian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-2 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A). On the other side, Ruud converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 3rd game (2-1 30-40).
They contested 64 points. De Minaur won 8 points more than Ruud (36-28). The Australian lost 12 points on serve (20-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Casper conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).
