Men's tennis tournament in Acapulco, singles – final, March 4, 2023. Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur (right) won the fourth match against American Tommy Paul (left) and won the most valuable of seven titles in Acapulco.
Acapulco (Mexico) – Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur won the fourth match against American Tommy Paul and won the most valuable of the seven titles in Acapulco. In the final of the ATP 500 tournament, he defeated Paul after a turnaround 3:6, 6:4 and 6:1. Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kosťuková won the premier year of the tournament in Austin. The eighth-seeded player defeated Russia's Varvara Gračová 6:3, 7:5 in today's WTA Tour debutant final match and won her first title in twenty years.
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Thanks to the triumph, the 24-year-old De Minaur moved up four places to 18th in the world rankings and is approaching his career high of 15th place from last year.
Ukrainian Kosťuková won her first title in Austin in the first final
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kosťuková won the premiere edition of the tournament in Austin. The eighth-seeded player defeated Russia's Varvara Gračová 6:3, 7:5 in today's WTA Tour debutant final match and won her first title at the age of twenty.
For Kostuková, advancing to the final was already the biggest success of her career. Prior to the start in Austin, she was the 52nd highest-ranked player in the current rankings who had never played for a title. On Saturday, she managed to pass the semifinals for the fifth time, after winning over the tournament's top four, Danielle Collins from the USA.
Against the 88th ranked player in the world, Gračová, Kosťuková fulfilled the role of the favorite in an hour and a half. She turned the second set from 3:5 and a set point, and after the match she did not shake her opponent's hand, which she has been practicing with Russian and Belarusian tennis players since the beginning of the war in Ukraine last year.
Results of tennis tournaments
Men's tournament in Acapulco (hard surface, subsidy $2,178,980):
Singles – final:
De Minaur (8-Aust.) – Paul (7-USA) 3:6, 6: 4, 6:1.
Doubles – final:
Miedler, Erler (Aust.) – Lammons, Withrow (USA) 7:6 (11:9), 7:6 (7:3) Munar (Sp.) 1:6, 7:6 (7:4), 6:1.
Women's tournament in Austin (hard surface, subsidy $259,303):
Singles – semi-finals:
Gračova (Russia) – Volynetsova (USA) 6:4, 5:7, 6:4.
Women's tournament in Monterrey (hard surface, subsidy $259,303 ):
Singles – semi-finals:
Garcia (1-Fr.) – Mertens (4-Belg.) 6:3, 6:4, Vekičová (3-Croatia) – Chu Lin (5-China) 7:5, 6:2.
< h4>Women's tournament in Austin (hard surface, subsidy $259,303):
Singles – final:
Kosťuková (8-Ukr.) – Gračová (Rus.) 6:3, 7:5.
