World quantity seven Alexander Zverev recovered from an unsure begin to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6 (3) in an exciting Mexican Open last in Acapulco on Saturday and land his 14th ATP title.
The 23-year-old German misplaced the ultimate of the hardcourt event to Nick Kyrgios in 2019 and rapidly went 4-1 all the way down to the Greek high seed on Sunday, at one level fully lacking the ball when trying an overhead smash.
Tsitsipas was unable to take care of the extent of tennis he displayed within the first 5 video games, nonetheless, and second seed Zverev labored his approach again into the competition, reeling off the final 5 video games to seal the set.
Zverev broke for 5-4 in an equally tight second set and served for the title however Tsitsipas saved a championship level and put the competition again on serve when his German opponent double-faulted.
The set tiebreak was once more studded with prolonged rallies and Zverev prevailed 7-3 on his third championship level when he pounced on a Tsitsipas drop shot and pounded the ball previous the Greek into the again of the court docket.
“This week has been one of the most fun I have had in recent months, the tournament showed that the public can attend sporting events,” Zverev stated to the cheers of the gang after receiving the trophy.
“When I have my chances, I need to close it out against these top players because normally they won’t give you a second chance. I thought I played extremely well in the tiebreak, I’m happy with how it went.”
Tsitsipas, who has reached semi-finals on the Australian Open and Rotterdam this yr, conceded that the higher participant had received in the long run.
“I did everything I could, but Alex was superior,” the 22-year-old world quantity 5 stated.
Reporting by Carlos Calvo Pacheco, extra reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney, modifying by Sam Holmes
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