Carlos Alcaraz Beat Alex de Minaur, Wins Maiden Vienna Open Title
Carlos Alcaraz has won his maiden Erste Bank Open title in Vienna, defeating Alex de Minaur in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, in the final. Alex de Minaur reached the final, defeating the World No. 1 and the US Open champion, Alexander Zverev, in three sets, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4), in the semi-final. However, it was a different situation in the final. Carlos was swift, breaking twice to lead by 4-0. He won the opening set; converting his third break-point advantage. "He is really fast, so you have tobearn every point. You might hit a winner against everybody, except him," said Alcaraz inna postmatch interview. "I'm just really happy that at the end I found my way, played great, and obviously it has been a really emotional and amazing week for me" In the second set, de Minaur saved a break in the eighth game to level 4-4. Eventually, the Australian player was defeated as Alcaraz won two straight games, winning a break-point to seal the championship point. Ahead of the m...
