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Flavio Cobolli Wins Mexican Open, Beats Frances Tiafoe in Straight Sets

The 23-year-old’s first hard-court crown delivers 500 points, lifting him to a projected career-high No. 15.

Overview

  • Covolli closed out Tiafoe 7-6(4), 6-4 in roughly two hours at Arena GNP Seguros, taking a tense tiebreak before a decisive late break in set two.
  • He secures a third ATP title and a second at ATP 500 level after Hamburg, marking his first trophy on hard courts.
  • Cobolli pockets $461,835 in prize money, while Tiafoe collects 330 ranking points and $248,480 as runner-up.
  • The victory makes Cobolli the first Italian champion of Acapulco’s ATP 500 event.
  • He now owns ATP 500 titles on multiple surfaces, a feat in the past year otherwise achieved only by Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.