Twelve Australian players contested finals, across both singles and doubles, at professional tournaments this week.
Australia, 31 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Three Australian men – Alexei Popyrin, Heath Davidson and Luke Saville – won professional singles titles this week.
Popyrin, who became the first Australian in 14 years to win an ATP Tour singles title on clay, described his title-winning run in Croatia as “unbelievable”.
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Davidson, who recently contested his first Grand Slam singles final at Wimbledon, continued his impressive form to win the Belgian Open, while Saville was crowned champion as the Australian Pro Tour stopped in Queensland.
Aleksandar Vukic advanced to a first ATP singles final in a breakout week at Atlanta, where Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson were also doubles finalists.
Australian women produced strong results too. Daria Saville contested her first WTA singles semifinal in almost a year, while Alexandra Osborne, Stefani Webb and Alicia Smith all won ITF doubles titles.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
Alexei Popyrin: The 23-year-old defeated three seeded opponents, including three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka in a three-set final, to win an ATP 250 title at Umag (Croatia). This is Popyrin’s second career ATP singles crown and first since February 2021.
> READ: Popyrin wins ATP title in Umag
Aleksandar Vukic: The 27-year-old advanced to his first ATP singles final in Atlanta (USA). Vukic defeated three top-40 players, then extended world No.9 Taylor Fritz to three sets in the final.
> READ: Vukic’s dream week in Atlanta
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson: The Aussie pair were doubles finalists in Atlanta. It was 25-year-old Purcell’s ninth career ATP doubles final appearance and 29-year-old Thompson’s fourth.
Alex de Minaur: The 24-year-old advanced to the singles quarterfinals at the ATP 250 tournament in Atlanta. This was De Minaur’s seventh ATP quarterfinal appearance of the season.
John Peers: The 35-year-old made the doubles semifinals at the ATP 250 tournament in Atlanta alongside Brazilian partner Marcelo Melo. It was Peers’ second ATP-level semifinal appearance this season.
Daria Saville: The 29-year-old won five matches to reach the singles semifinals as a qualifier at a WTA 250 tournament in Hamburg (Germany). It was Saville’s…
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