Los Cabos, Mexico

Alex de Minaur’s unbeaten run in Mexico this season lastly got here to an finish by the hands of No.1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas within the ATP Los Cabos closing.

De Minaur fought laborious in opposition to the Greek star earlier than falling 6-3 6-4, his tenth straight loss to Tsitsipas.

Tsitsipas, who improves to 11-1 in opposition to the Aussie, received his first title of the season.

The world No.5 was filled with reward in the course of the trophy presentation for De Minaur, who was contesting his thirteenth ATP closing, and third of the season.

“I’m truly privileged to be sharing moments on the court docket like this with Alex, who we’ve been been taking part in since we have been little youngsters within the junior circuit. To be now, on this court docket… we’ve come a protracted method to be right here. I want to congratulate him on this lengthy journey that we’ve been each on,” Tsitsipas stated.

“I need to congratulate you, not solely in your tennis, but additionally in your laborious work ethic, and the character that you simply put out on the court docket. I feel it’s inspiring not only for me, however for different individuals too which can be following tennis and (need) to be such as you someday.”

By profitable the Acapulco title in March, the advancing to the Los Cabos closing, De Minaur had constructed a nine-match profitable streak on Mexican soil.

He’s anticipated to rise one place to world No.18 when subsequent week’s rankings are launched.

De Minaur saved coming at Tsitsipas, recovering from 3-1 down within the first set to stage scores, and staring down three break factors at 0-2, 0-40 at the start of the second set, finally levelling that stanza, too.

He additionally performed the shot of the match to finish a improbable cat-and-mouse level.