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Tommy's Trophy! Paul defeats Giron for Dallas title

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American claims his second tour-level trophy
February 11, 2024
Tommy Paul defeats Marcos Giron in three sets to triumph in Dallas.Alex Smith/Dallas Open
Tommy Paul defeats Marcos Giron in three sets to triumph in Dallas.
By ATP Staff
A big goal for Team Tommy Paul entering the 2024 season was to win more titles. The American accomplished just that on Sunday.

Paul defeated countryman Marcos Giron 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3 to lift the Dallas Open trophy. It is the 26-year-old’s second ATP Tour title and first since 2021 in Stockholm.

“That was a pretty unbelievable match,” Paul said. “Best final I’ve ever played.”


The first all-American tour-level final since Tokyo two years ago was a back-and-forth battle on the campus of Southern Methodist University. But Paul secured an immediate break in the deciding set and never relinquished his advantage.

When Giron missed a final return in the deuce court, Paul turned towards coach Brad Stine and girlfriend Paige Lorenze, held his arms out in celebration, allowed a smile to take over his face and unleashed one big fist pump. He clinched the championship after two hours and 33 minutes.

“Marcos, I was watching you all week this week, you were playing unbelievable tennis,” Paul said. “It was so fun to watch you play and it's cool. I know your team and you very well. We played through the Challengers like you said the other day, so it's really cool to be playing in the finals of a Tour event now and hopefully we can keep doing it, keep moving up for many more matches just like that. That was unbelievable.”

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Giron entered the final with plenty of momentum after earning back-to-back Top 20 wins against top seed Frances Tiafoe and fourth seed Adrian Mannarino. When the former UCLA college star clawed through the second set, it seemed he might use the momentum to secure his first ATP Tour title.

But Paul was slightly better under pressure, and that made all the difference. According to Infosys ATP Stats, the second seed saved four of the six break points he faced and converted his two opportunities.

“It sucks losing but there’s nobody else I’d rather go down to than you,” Giron said. “I gave it my all so no regrets. I’ll come back next year.”

Did You Know?
Paul on Monday will climb to No. 14 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, making him the No. 2 American behind Taylor Fritz.

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2) Paul Seeks More Home Success: After a deep run in Dallas, Tommy Paul is back in action on home soil for the second straight week. The 26-year-old, who featured in the latest season of Netflix's Break Point, reached a career-high Pepperstone ATP Ranking of No. 12 last October.

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Paul wins decisive tie-break vs. Michelsen in Delray Beach

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Dallas champion Tommy Paul extended his winning run on home soil with a comeback, three-set win on Thursday at the Delray Beach Open. In his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with #NextGenATP star Alex Michelsen, Paul earned a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4) victory in the all-American showdown.

After a three-hour thriller full of momentum shifts, Paul advanced to his 30th tour-level quarter-final and his 24th on hard courts.

"That was a crazy one, a little longer than I would have liked for sure," the third seed said post-match. "He's a great player, he makes everything super tricky. It's hard to break his serve, hard to beat him backhand to backhand. He's definitely improving every week and he'll be on Tour for a long time for sure."


In addition to their shared nationality, both Paul and Michelsen committed to play college tennis at the University of Georgia before deciding to forgo their NCAA eligibility to turn pro.

Paul fired 15 aces and saved nine of 11 break points in the match, including two crucial escapes at 2-3 in the second and third sets. He tallied 35 winners, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and won 14 of his 17 net points.


The 26-year-old, one of the stars of the latest season of Break Point, will bid to extend his five-match winning streak against Jordan Thompson in the quarter-finals.

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Paul, Fritz to clash in Delray Beach final

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Dallas champ reaches consecutive ATP Tour finals, Fritz chases back-to-back Delray crowns
February 18, 2024

Tommy Paul is a two-time ATP Tour champion.
By ATP Staff
Tommy Paul’s red-hot February continued apace Saturday at the Delray Beach Open.

The third seed notched his seventh victory in the space of 11 days by easing past his friend and countryman Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 6-2 at the hard-court ATP 250 in Florida. Paul converted all four break points he earned in a dominant display to improve to 3-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with the World No. 15.

“I feel like I came out playing really well from the jump and I was able to maintain my level throughout the whole match,” said Paul in his on-court interview. “That’s obviously super difficult with a guy as talented as Frances is. He can change the match so quickly, so that was the goal, to keep my momentum going throughout the whole match and I think I did a pretty good job.”


The No. 14 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, Paul lifted his second ATP Tour crown last week indoors at the Dallas Open. Now into a championship-match clash against top seed Taylor Fritz or Marcos Giron, the 26-year-old acknowledged that he can feel momentum building as he chases an eighth consecutive win on home soil.

“Maybe [it gives me] a little more confidence to go after those shots on break point or deuce points, that always helps,” said Paul. “Confidence is huge in this sport and obviously I’m playing well right now. Today I think I played one of the best matches of the year, if not the past two years, because I didn’t miss too many balls today.”

Paul will chase his second title in as many weeks in Sunday’s final against top seed Taylor Fritz, who became the first player to reach back-to-back Delray Beach finals since James Blake in 2007-08 after defeating fellow American Marcos Giron 7-6(8), 6-2.


Fritz improved to 4-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Giron, who was coming off a runner-up finish in Dallas and who is at a career-high No. 44 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings.

Fritz fired 10 aces and also kept Giron under pressure on his own serve by carving out 15 break point opportunities, of which he converted four.

"I was playing well in the first but missed some chances later in the set, although he played the big points well,” Fritz said. “I tried to not let that bother me and I came back and kept playing well and didn't get frustrated."

Fritz and Paul are locked at 2-2 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, with Paul taking their most recent clash in a third-set tie-break almost one year ago in Acapulco.

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Finał w Delray Beach.

5. zawodowy finał Tomka (2-3).

Tommy Paul - przegrane finały (3):
2024 (1) Delray Beach
2023 (2) Eastbourne, Acapulco