Kwon Soon-woo

Soonwoo Kwon held off Roberto Bautista Agut in an absorbing championship match on Saturday to triumph at the Adelaide International 2.

Bautista Agut returned the favour in the second set, however, sealing an early break of his own en route to forcing a decider. After becoming the first lucky loser to lift a tour-level trophy since 52 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. It was Kwon who found something extra in the closing stages, however, as his fearsome forehand allowed him to take control of rallies at crucial moments. Some solid serving ensured he faced no break points for the rest of a set that he clinched in confident fashion to the delight of his vocal supporters in the stands. The South Korean edged the fourth-seeded Bautista Agut 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4) in a two-hour, 43-minute epic to lift his second ATP Tour title.

Kwon Soon-woo beat world No. 40 Jack Draper in the semifinals at the Adelaide International 2 on Friday, advancing to the final at an ATP 250 event for the ...

Kwon advanced to the semifinals after beating No. Kwon has been gradually picking up his game so far this year, climbing up from qualifiers at Adelaide International 2 after crashing out of the 1 circuit. The second set went to Draper 7-6, with the Briton winning the tie-breaker 7-2.

Date: January 14, 2023. Tournament: Adelaide International 2. Round: Final. Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia. Category: ATP 250. sk ...

Kwon has served 35 aces throughout the Adelaide International 2 so far and will look to accumulate more of those against Bautista Agut. Bautista Agut's high rally tolerance and ability to wear out his opponents will also come in handy. He then entered the qualifying stage for the Adelaide International 2 and lost his final qualifier to Tomas Machac. Bautista Agut started the Adelaide International 2 by defeating Robin Haase 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round. He followed this up with a 6-3, 6-2 win over compatriot Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to book his place in the semifinals. The Spaniard started his 2023 season at the Adelaide International 1 and stunned Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round.

SoonWoo Kwon defeated Jack Draper 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 6-3 on Friday and will face either Thanasi Kokkinakis or Roberto Bautista Agut in the final.

Draper, ranked No 40, beat Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-4, 6-2), American Tommy Paul, the No 8 seed (6-4, 6-4) and Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 3 seed (6-4, 7-6 (3)) in the previous rounds of the Adelaide 2 tournament. SoonWoo Kwon defeated Jack Draper 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 6-3 on Friday night and will face the winner of the match between Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis and Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 4 seed, in the final Lucky loser SoonWoo Kwon reached the final of the Adelaide International 2 by defeating Jack Draper 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 6-3 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Friday night.

Korean lucky loser Kwon Soon-woo won the biggest title of his career when he outlasted Roberto Bautista Agut in a thrilling final at the Adelaide ...

The two traded blows in the tiebreak until at 4-3 to Bautista Agut, the Spaniard faltered and Kwon claimed the next four points to close out the match. When the 35-year-old Bautista Agut skipped out to a 3-0 lead in the third it seemed all over, but Kwon dug deep and broke back, taking the set to a tiebreak. Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) – Korean lucky loser Kwon Soon-woo won the biggest title of his career when he outlasted Roberto Bautista Agut in a thrilling final at the Adelaide International Saturday.

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Kwon will take on Christopher Eubanks in the first round. Kwon is expected to crack the top 70 in the world rankings next week. But the Spanish veteran wouldn't go away, winning the next game for a 5-5 tie. But he never won another point, with a couple of unforced errors giving Kwon a 5-4 lead. He had lost in the second round of the qualifying stage, but entered the main draw after two players withdrew because of injuries. "It was tough to face the same player who beat me in qualifying, but after that opening round win, I was able to play freely without pressure," Kwon said. Kwon grabbed the final four points in the decisive tiebreak to knock off former world No. This was an ATP 250 tournament, with the champion collecting 250 ranking points. "I don't think I will have an easy matchup. "As great as it is to be part of history, I felt it would only put more pressure on my shoulders if I kept thinking about it," Kwon said. But the exhibition event was only open to players 21 or younger and didn't count as an official ATP victory for Chung. 26 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) to win the Adelaide International 2 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide, Australia.