Korean Kwon Wins Astana Open For First ATP Title
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published September 26, 2021 | 07:40 PM
NurSultan, Kazakhstan, Sept 26 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Sep, 2021 ) :South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo captured his first ATP Tour title on Sunday with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 win over Australian James Duckworth in the Astana Open final.
The 23-year-old Kwon, ranked 82 in the world, defeated three seeds en route to the final and saved three set points against Duckworth in the first set tie-break.
He became the ninth first-time champion on the ATP circuit this year, and just the second Korean man to win a tour-level title in the Open era, following Lee Hyung-taik's win in Sydney in 2003.
"To win the title as a Korean, it has been 18 years and it means a lot to me and I am really proud of myself," Kwon told ATPTour.com"I feel great and really happy for myself and my team and all the people supporting me from Korea."
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