Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo won the ATP 500 tournament in Eastbourne, beating American Tommy Paul 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the final.

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Tommy Paul defeated Francisco Cerundolo in the ATP Eastbourne final

Ranked 19th in the world, Cerundolo won the final act of the second-favourite contest after a match that lasted one hour and 51 minutes.

After the first set won by the Argentine, Tommy Paul (17 ATP) made a great comeback, leading 4-0 and moving the match into the third set.

In the decider, Cerundolo took control of the game again and claimed his second career title at just 19 years of age after winning the final at Bastad 2022.

The Eastbourne tournament was held from June 25 to July 1 on grass, is in the ATP 500 category and offers a total prize money of €723,655. American Taylor Fritz became the champion of the title.