Acapulco, De Minaur triumph. Double Italian with Pellegrino-Vavassori

In an at least strange tournament, characterized by injuries, boos, cramps and illnesses, the Australian Alex De Minaur finally won the ATP 500 in Acapulco, in what is the most prestigious title of his career. In the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentedo por HSBC, the number 8 seed, beat the American Tommy Paul, seeded number 7, by 3-6 6-4 6-1, who in any case confirmed his excellent moment after the semifinal won at the Australian Open, then lost against Novak Djokovic.

Emotion

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De Minaur thus won the seventh ATP title of his career and climbed up to the number 18 position in the standings, approaching his best ranking (15). “In my small body there is a big heart-he said during the awards ceremony-I want to keep pushing, to bring out the best in myself. I know that I can’t deliver incredible tennis every day, but I also know that I will always fight to the last point.” Paul, who had won his only previous ATP final in Stockholm in 2021, will also return to the Top 20, a milestone already achieved after the semifinal in Melbourne. According to the real-time projections of the ATP ranking, tomorrow he will be number 19 in the world. Both surpass Lorenzo Musetti, who drops to number 21, fresh from the disappointing South American away match.

Double blue

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Good news anyway in Santiago for Italian tennis. Andrea Pellegrino and Andrea Vavassori won the doubles title. In the final, the 25-year-old from Bisceglie and the 27-year-old from Turin defeated the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild and the Chilean Matias Soto 64 36 12-10 after canceling a match-point in the super tie-break.