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Tommy Paul battles past Taylor Fritz in Acapulco thriller, meets Alex de Minaur for title

Paul, who reached the semifinals in the Australian Open in January, is trying to capture his second career title after Stockholm in 2021.

ByAssociated Press

Published Mar 04, 2023

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ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Tommy Paul defeated fellow American and longtime rival Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2), in a marathon match Friday night and secured a spot in the Mexican Open final.

The pair of 25-year-olds have squared off since they were teenagers. The Americans faced each other for the first time — when Fritz was 13 and Paul was 14 — at the 2011 USTA Boys’ 14s National Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

On Friday, Paul need nearly 3 1/2 hours to beat the third-seeded Fritz in the semifinal round and became the third American to reach the final in Acapulco. Fritz accomplished the feat in 2020, and Sam Querrey won the tournament in 2017.

Paul, who reached the semifinals in the Australian Open in January, is trying to capture his second career title after Stockholm in 2021.

He will face Alex de Minaur, from Australia, who defeated Denmark's Holger Rune, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

The eighth-seeded De Minaur is 3-0 against Paul and will play in his first final since Atlanta in 2022, when he won his sixth career title.