Cobolli Wins Acapulco Title with Straight-Sets Victory Over Tiafoe

Cobolli conquers Acapulco with strong win over Tiafoe

Flavio Cobolli defeats Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4), 6-4 to claim his third ATP Tour title in Acapulco.

Cobolli Wins Acapulco Title with Straight-Sets Victory Over Tiafoe...

Flavio Cobolli claimed his third ATP Tour title with a straight-sets win over Frances Tiafoe in the Acapulco final. The Italian world number 20 came out on top 7-6(4), 6-4, despite a strong showing from Tiafoe.

Flavio Cobolli's victory in Acapulco marks a big win for the Italian, who put together a solid performance to take the title in two hours and nine minutes. 

Cobolli edged the first set in a tense tiebreak after Tiafoe saved a set point at 5-4 down. He then dominated the tiebreak, racing to a 6-4 lead and sealing the set when Tiafoe hit a forehand wide.

The Italian's strong start set the tone for the match. 

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Tiafoe struggled in the second set, facing a break to trail 3-2 before Cobolli pushed ahead to 4-2. Cobolli looked set to extend his lead with two break points in the next game, but Tiafoe dug deep to hold serve.

The American's resilience kept the match interesting. 

Tiafoe appeared to gain confidence from that, and got the match back on level terms at 4-4 in the next game when a Cobolli forehand clipped the net and drifted long.

Tiafoe's fightback was short-lived though, and Cobolli broke back immediately in the next game to go 5-4 up before holding to complete victory.