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German now owns 14 ATP Tour titles
Second seed Alexander Zverev was tested from the first point against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday, but he fought through in a thrilling final to claim his 14th ATP Tour title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC.

Zverev turned around an early break in the first set and had to save a set point at 5-6 in the second set, but he stayed cool to move past Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6(3) after two hours and 19 minutes.

“I’ve always said that this is definitely a tournament that I wanted to win in my career,” Zverev said in his post-match press conference. “I have a very strong relationship with Mexico and with this tournament. I came here with a goal and I achieved it, and I’m very happy with that.”

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Tsitsipas and Zverev were contesting Acapulco’s first final between the top two seeds since 2015, when No. 2 David Ferrer defeated No. 1 Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-5. Second seed Zverev repeated the pattern for No. 2 seeds to improve to 2-5 in his ATP Head2Head record against Tsitsipas.

“I take this week very positively,” said Tsitsipas. “I think it is great being able to play at such an intensity and level. I was very close once again to clinch and get that title, but it wasn’t meant to be… I played well.”
The German hadn’t dropped a set all week, but he looked uncharacteristically flat at the start of the first set, and Tsitsipas took full advantage as he surged to a 4-1 lead. Zverev faced three break points that would have made it 5-1, with Tsitsipas painting the lines with highlight-reel worthy winners. Zverev found his rhythm with searing backhands, and he reeled off the last five games of the set.

Zverev and Tsitsipas were deadlocked in a tight second set, with only two break points on offer throughout the opening eight games. The second seed broke through first and took a 5-4 lead, but couldn’t serve out the match. Tsitsipas saved match point, helped along by a Zverev double fault, to break straight back.


Tsitsipas put in a mammoth effort to save six break points at 5-5 and held a set point in the following game, but he couldn’t hold back Zverev. The German converted his third match point to seal his first Acapulco singles title.

“In the beginning I started off extremely bad, I thought I didn’t play well at all,” Zverev said. “I had to fight my way into the match, and I did well to win the first set. 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.”

After the match, Zverev donned a Mexican national team shirt and the winner’s traditional blue sombrero, as he lifted Acapulco’s signature silver gourd trophy.

German has won a tour-level title in each of the past six ATP Tour seasons
Shortly after capturing his first title of the season with a thrilling 6-4, 7-6(3) final victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev set his sights on adding more silverware to his impressive trophy collection.

Zverev, born in April 1997, owns the most titles of any player born since 1994. The 14-time tour-level titlist’s nearest rival in this category is 25-year-old Daniil Medvedev, who owns 10 ATP Tour trophies. The 23-year-old shared pride in leading that category and believes that his run to the title in Acapulco could help him achieve greater success in the future.

“It’s great achievement for me. You come to play tournaments to win tournaments,” Zverev said. “I have done that this week. I am extremely happy with that. The main goal is still the biggest titles in the world. The Grand Slams are the most difficult ones to win and I haven’t achieved that yet, but I am looking forward to it. I think this is a big stepping stone for me.”

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Over the past six months, Zverev has been one of the leading players on the ATP Tour. The 2018 Nitto ATP Finals champion has reached five finals on hard courts during that period, with further title runs at back-to-back indoor events in Cologne last October. Zverev also finished as a runner up at the US Open (l. to Thiem) and the Rolex Paris Masters (l. to Medvedev).

Zverev believes one of the major factors in his consistent hard-court success in recent months has been his experience.

“I got older [and] maybe a few things changed for me,” said Zverev. “I know how to handle a few things maybe a little bit better and, as a tennis player, you always try to evolve.”

During the trophy ceremony, Zverev took a moment to thank the Acapulco crowd for their support. The Hamburg-born star described his visit to the ATP 500 as “the most fun I had on a tennis court in months, a few years maybe.” Zverev, who won the Acapulco doubles title in 2019 (w/M. Zverev), wore a Mexican national football shirt during his speech.

“Winning is nice, it is awesome, but the atmosphere, the people, playing in front of a crowd, we miss that a lot,” said Zverev. “The Mexican crowd always welcomes me very well.”


After falling in the 2019 final to Nick Kyrgios, Zverev achieved a career goal with his run to the trophy this week at the three-time ATP 500 Tournament of the Year (2007, ’17, ’19). The 6’6” right-hander owns a 12-3 record across four tournament appearances in Acapulco.

“I’ve always said that this is definitely a tournament that I wanted to win in my career,” Zverev said. “I have a very strong relationship with Mexico and with this tournament. I came here with a goal and I achieved it, and I’m very happy with that.”

World No.7 Alexander Zverev recently emerged as the winner of the Mexican Open 2021. In an exciting contest, he defeated the top-seeded player Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win his first title of the season. The final scoreline of the match was 6-4, 7-6.

Alexander Zverev will now be playing at the Miami Open 2021 starting this week. The German player will be starting the tournament as the third-seeded player after Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitispas.

Fans are quite disappointed that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Dominic Thiem are not playing at the Miami Open this year. Zverev too expressed his opinion on the same and revealed how it would be to play in a big tournament like Miami Open without the Big Three.

“[There are] still a lot of great players to beat. You can’t really say that just because those three guys (Big Three) are not there, it’s going to be an easy tournament to anyone,” said Zverev in a recent interview.

Zverev clearly believes that although the Big Three are not playing in Miami, it’ll still be a difficult tournament. He claimed that there are still a lot of great players playing there who won’t be easy to beat.

“Tournament where a lot of players are looking for opportunities”- Alexander Zverev ahead of the Miami Open 2021
Zverev highlighted that with the absence of the Big Three, the Miami Open 2021 is the perfect platform for many youngsters to shine. He feels that it’ll be a great opportunity for many players including him.

“[It is] a tournament where a lot of players are looking for opportunities, for chances. But, we still have great players there. We have Medvedev, we have Tsitsipas. I think I’m a three seed there,” added the Mexican Open 2021 winner.

Zverev has really shown a great character after defeating the man in-form Tsitsipas in the finals of the Mexican Open 2021. Interestingly, he didn’t drop a single set in the whole tournament and battled past over the Greek player after losing to him on five occasions consecutively.

Alexander Zverev will surely like to carry forward this momentum at the Miami Open 2021 as well. Will the German player be able to conquer the Miami Open 2021?