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Hurkacz overwhelmed the Frenchman with his
serve, striking 19 aces and winning 93 percent (41 of 44) of the
points on his first delivery.
Bonzi fought back and had an opportunity to extend the match,
leading 6-5 in the second set. Hurkacz survived three set points
to avoid the service break and force the tiebreak.
Hurkacz improved to 6-1 in tour-level finals and collected his
second trophy on indoor hard courts, his first since September
2021 in Metz, France.
Rio Open
No. 2 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain battled back for a
5-7, 6-4, 7-5 victory over top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in
the final at Rio de Janeiro.
Norrie tallied just three aces to Alcaraz's four and committed
five double faults -- one more than the Spaniard -- but was
still able to secure his fifth ATP Tour title.
After claiming the opening set, Alcaraz looked poised to finish
off Norrie when he went up 3-0 in the second, but the Briton won
the next four games before taking two of the final three. Norrie
then trailed 2-0 in the final set, but once again staged a rally
to come out on top.
--Field Level Media
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