Tommy Paul captured his second profession ATP Tour title on Sunday, defeating fellow American Marcos Giron 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-3 within the ultimate of the Dallas Open.
World quantity 15 Paul received his solely prior ATP crown in 2021 at Stockholm however had misplaced in final 12 months’s finals at Acapulco and Eastbourne in his solely different ATP championship matches.
Paul, who reached his first Grand Slam semi-final eventually 12 months’s Australian Open, broke Giron for a 2-0 lead within the ultimate set and held from there to take the victory on a service winner after two hours and 32 minutes.
Paul dominated the first-set tie-breaker however misplaced a battle for the second.
In a marathon ninth recreation that lasted greater than 12 minutes, Paul held serve when Giron netted a forehand.
However Giron then held, broke for a 6-5 second-set edge when Paul despatched a forehand lengthy, then held once more to drive a 3rd set.
Paul improved to 2-1 in opposition to Giron in ATP encounters, shedding their inaugural assembly in a 2021 Miami Open first-round match however taking a round-of-16 affair final 12 months in Canada.
Giron, ranked 67th, ousted US prime seed Frances Tiafoe and French fourth seed Adrian Mannarino to achieve his second ATP ultimate, having fallen within the 2022 San Diego championship match.
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