Australia's Popyrin Wins First ATP Title In Singapore
Umer Jamshaid Published February 28, 2021 | 08:00 PM
Singapore, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Feb, 2021 ) :Australia's Alexei Popyrin came back from a set down to beat Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik at the Singapore Open on Sunday and win his first ATP Tour title.
Popyrin started off badly, losing the first set 4-6 but charged back and snatched the second 6-0.
Bublik put up more of a fight at the start of the third, with both men holding their serve until it reached 2-2.
But Popyrin then surged ahead, firing a total of 11 aces, to take the set 6-2 and clinch the title.
The 21-year-old, who had earlier stunned former world number three Marin Cilic in the semi-finals, was delighted with his breakthrough.
"It's an unbelievable feeling to know I have won my first ATP title," he said.
"I always have the belief that I can compete against the top guys and without that belief, I would not be able to win an ATP title. It's a good start and hopefully I can build on this result."He added that Bublik "was mentally up and down so I just had to keep my head level and weather the storm when he was playing well in the first set. I was not scared -- I knew I was playing well".
In the doubles finals, the formidable partnership between Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen proved too strong for Australia's Matthew Ebden and John-Patrick Smith as the Belgians won comfortably 6-2,6-3.
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