This sets up a semifinal clash with Australian Olivia Tjandramulia and American Ingrid Neel. Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Tommy Paul (USA) Austin, USAĪn Australian is guaranteed to progress to the WTA 250 doubles final in Austin this week.Įllen Perez and American partner Nicole Melichar-Martinez secured their spot in the semifinals with a hard-fought 4-6 6-3 victory today against Japanese duo Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya. Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Holger Rune (DEN) 3-6 7-5 6-2 “I’m looking forward to a battle and to just go out there and leave it all out there. “It’s going to be a great match,” De Minaur said.

The Australian Open 2023 semifinalist scored a three-set win against world No.5 Taylor Fritz in the other semifinal.ĭe Minaur owns an unbeaten record against world No.23 Paul, triumphing in all three of their meetings last season.

He has previously finished runner-up at Washington in 2018 and Basel in 2019.ĭe Minaur will face American Tommy Paul for the title. This marks De Minaur’s third final appearance at ATP 500 level. The 24-year-old is now aiming to win the seventh – and biggest – ATP singles title of his career. This is De Minaur’s third top-10 victory of the season and propels the world No.22 into his 11th career ATP singles final. But I managed to save a couple of crucial break points and keep giving myself chances.” He was hitting me off the court at times and not letting me really do much. “It’s not easy because he’s a hell of a player. It feels like I deserved it,” De Minaur said. The eighth-seeded Australian edged out a 3-6 7-5 6-2 victory against the 19-year-old Dane in a late-night semifinal battle at the ATP 500 tournament.ĭe Minaur proved clutch under pressure, saving seven of the eight break points he faced, in a physical encounter that took two hours and 48 minutes to complete and ended at close to 3am local time. Acapulco, Mexico, 4 March 2023 | Leigh Rogers Acapulco, MexicoĪlex de Minaur has defeated world No.10 Holger Rune to earn his place in the Acapulco singles final.

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