In the final of the 2nd round of the ATP Tour Adelaide International held in Adelaide, Australia on the 14th, Kwon Soon-woo beat 26th place Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) 2-1 (6-4 3-6 7-6<7) after a bloody battle of 2 hours and 42 minutes. -4>) to subdue. After the Astana Open in September 2021, he won the second tour in his personal career. With this, Kwon Soon-woo holds the record for the most wins on the Korean ATP Tour, surpassing Lee Hyeong-taek (Director of the Orion Tennis Team), who won the Adidas International once in January 2003.
Kwon Soon-woo, who received a prize money of 97,760 dollars (approximately 121.41 million won), has also recorded a 100% win rate with 2 wins in 2 matches in the singles finals so far. With 250 of his ranking points, Kwon Soon-woo is expected to rise to his best of 52nd in the world rankings next week. He also ranked 52nd in the first week of November 2021.
Soon-Woo Kwon lost to Tomas Machachi (Czech Republic) in the second round of the preliminary round and seemed to be frustrated in advancing to the finals, but thanks to Machachi’s absence, he joined the finals as a ‘lucky loser’. Since then, Kwon Soon-woo showed an upward trend by defeating Pablo Carreño Busta (Spain), who ranked 15th in the world, 2-1 (3-6 6-4 6-4) and even won the championship. There are only 10 cases where a lucky loser has won the singles championship at an ATP tour event, including Soon-Woo Kwon.
Kwon Soon-woo, who gained momentum with his second win in his life, will challenge his best major performance at the Australian Open, the first major tournament of the season, to be held next week. His previous best result is the third round (roof of 32) at the 2021 French Open. At the Australian Open, he advanced to the second round for the first time last year.
Bautista Agut is a 35-year-old veteran who is 9 years older than Kwon Soon-woo, but he is a ‘waiting-time player’ who entered the world rankings for the first time in 2019 at the age of 32, and still shows his heyday skills. In particular, he is well known for winning 3 times (9 losses) against Novak Djokovic (5th place, Serbia), the “flawless man”. 스포츠토토
Kwon Soon-woo took the lead by breaking from the first serve game against the first set. Kwon Soon-woo, who pressed Bautista Agood with a fast forehand, eventually took the first set. However, in the second set, Bautista Agood adapted to Soon-Woo Kwon’s shot, and the flow of the match passed. By returning Kwon Soon-woo’s strong serve fiercely, he eventually returned the match to the starting point. Kwon Soon-woo showed his resentment by throwing his racket when the match was trailing 3-5 in the second set.
In the third set, the two faced each other tightly, exchanging break points twice. In the end, the match went to a tie-break, and Kwon Soon-woo’s victory was confirmed as Bautista Agood’s last shot went off the court. Kwon Soon-woo took a huge lead 11-5 from the serve ace with a strong serve (Agut 195 km) with a maximum speed of 210 km per hour.
In the unforced error, it was 22-16, but Winner hit 42 and overwhelmed Bautista Agut, who recorded 23. In particular, the net play (net point 15-8), which took points out of each corner, stood out.