Winner of the Mens Single Final Jiri Lehecka of Czechoslovakia defeating Jack Draper of Great Britain within the 2024 Adelaide International at Memorial Drive on January 13, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia.
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Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and younger Czech Jiri Lehecka accomplished the proper build-up to the Australian Open on Saturday by claiming the Adelaide International titles.
Big-hitting Lehecka bounced again from dropping the primary set to beat Briton Jack Draper and declare a maiden ATP Tour crown 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Sixth seed Ostapenko surged again into the world’s high 10 for the primary time since 2018 by beating Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 for a seventh WTA Tour title.
She received the primary set and broke to start out the second however had hassle closing out victory, taking 4 match factors to get the job achieved in 76 minutes.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia poses with the Womens Singles Champion trophy after her match towards Daria Kasatkina within the 2024 Adelaide International at Memorial Drive on January 13, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia.
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“This is great, I had some really tough matches this week,” mentioned former French Open champion Ostapenko after gathering her first title since Dubai in 2022.
“I enjoyed every moment of playing here. I can’t wait to come back, it’s so nice to be in Australia.”
Britain’s Draper began properly however his degree started to endure as Lehecka took cost in a championship match lasting 2hr 8mins.
“It’s so emotional to win my first title here,” Lehecka mentioned after a battle of the 22-year-olds. “I’m super excited.
“It feels superb, it is a dream come true for me. I all the time needed to win a trophy, so it is even higher that I received it right here in Adelaide.
“I’m happy for the win. This is a great way to start the year.”
Lehecka will rise three spots to a career-high 23 on the earth on Monday, with the victory making him the primary Czech to say an ATP title since Jiri Vesely in Pune in 2020.
“This is what I train for,” Draper mentioned.
“Jiri played incredible tennis and won his first title, the same thing I was trying for.
“He deserved it, he was the higher participant right this moment. This is my second 12 months right here and I went one farther than my semi-final final 12 months.”
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