Alexander Zverev wins 14th ATP title in Acapulco

ACAPULCO: German tennis star Alexander Zverev was too strong for top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Mexican Open final, claiming the title in straight sets after a stunning turnaround.

In a battle of the top two seeds, Zverev reigned supreme 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) for his 14th ATP crown in Saturday's decider.

Last year's US Open finalist Zverev was runner-up at the ATP 500 tournament in 2019, beaten by Australian Nick Kyrgios in straight sets.

But Zverev went one step further this year, taking down two-time Australian Open semifinalist Tsitsipas after two hours, 17 minutes.

Zverev, who was rocked during his semifinal win over countryman Dominik Koepfer on Friday as a 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the broadcast cameras, did not drop a set throughout his title-winning run.

"In the beginning I started off extremely bad, I thought I didn't play well at all. I had to fight my way into the match, and I did well to win the first set," Zverev said, DPA news reported.

"In the second set, when I have a chance 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 tie-break, I'm happy with how it went," he added. IANS

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