Alex de Minaur wins an ABSURD point against Casper Ruud. His court coverage is from another planet. Casper had this point won multiple times, but Demon literally moves like a cheetah. Jaw on the floor. 🇦🇺
Alex de Minaur is crowned two-time Mexican Open Acapulco champion after crushing Casper Ruud
ATPSunday, 03 March 2024 at 07:37
Australian tennis player Alex de Miñaur (9th ATP) once again demonstrated his supremacy on the court by defeating Norwegian Casper Ruud (6th seed and 11th in the ATP ranking) in the final of the Mexican Open Acapulco. The Spanish-born Australian, who was the third seed, needed one hour and 57 minutes to win by a double 6-4.
From the start of the match, De Minaur showed his dominance on court, taking advantage of Ruud's awkwardness on serve to break early and take a 2-1 lead. From then on, the Australian maintained his superiority, exhibiting precise winners and a great aggressiveness in the game, while Ruud struggled to find his rhythm and desperately tried to respond.
Despite the high temperatures of 28°C, which seemed to affect Ruud the most, De Minaur kept his composure and took the first set 6-4 in 53 minutes, standing out for his solid serve and aggressive play. With an impressive 87% of points won on his first serve and 13 winners against only four for Ruud, De Miñaur made clear his dominance on the court.
In the second set, Ruud showed more resistance, managing to break De Miñaur's serve and taking an early 2-0 lead. However, the Australian responded quickly with accurate returns and regained the break to even the score. From that moment on, De Minaur kept the pressure on Ruud, taking every opportunity to secure his victory.
The match reached its climax when De Miñaur served to take the set and the title. Although Ruud showed great determination in his returns, the Australian held firm and served with class to become the two-time champion of the Abierto Mexicano de Acapulco.
With this victory, De Minaur adds his eighth title in the ATP circuit, consolidating his position as one of the most outstanding players in the tennis world. He also becomes the fourth tennis player to win back-to-back titles at the Mexican Open, joining a select list of champions that includes names such as Thomas Muster, Nicolás Almagro and David Ferrer.
In the doubles final, the Poles Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski prevailed over the pair formed by the Mexican Santiago Gonzalez and the British Neal Skupski in a match that stood out for its intensity and emotion.
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