Underdog's epic title win on cusp of Aus Open

Kwon Soon-woo has won the Adelaide International 2 men's singles last to implicit a singular underdog story, conquering the tourney aft entering it arsenic a fortunate loser.

The South Korean defeated Spain's Roberto Baustista Agut connected Saturday night, overcoming an hostile ranked 58 places higher and with 10 much ATP titles successful the bank.

Soon-woo bushed his rival successful a melodramatic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) triumph to assertion his 2nd ATP title.

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Kwon Soon-woo won the Adelaide International 2 men's singles last aft entering the tourney arsenic a fortunate loser. (Mark Brake/Getty Images)

Bautista Agut sent a backhand wide with the last changeable of the lucifer but challenged the call, stifling Soon-woo's celebrations.

But erstwhile Hawk-Eye confirmed Bautista Agut's misfired changeable connected the large screen, a grin appeared connected Soon-woo's look and helium placed his hands connected his hips successful disbelief, the assemblage treating him to a rapturous applause.

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"The coronation is complete," said erstwhile English tennis subordinate Mark Petchey successful commentary.

"It was (Thanasi) Kokkinakis' imagination past twelvemonth to triumph successful his hometown, it is Kwon's this year.

"And what a mode helium has done it. That volition spell down arsenic 1 of the champion finals of the year."

Kwon and Bautista Agut's epic exchange

Former Australian tennis subordinate Geoff Masters lauded "a fabulous effort".

"He was up against a antheral full of acquisition who jumped to a pb aboriginal successful the 3rd set," Masters said.

"He thought his hostile was gone.

"He was conscionable resolute, physically helium was superb.

"What a result.

"You tin lone expect amended things from this young antheral going forward."

Soon-woo had mislaid successful the 2nd circular of tourney qualifying, but was 1 of 2 men added to the gully aft 2 players withdrew due to the fact that of injury.

Soon-woo volition conscionable the USA's Christopher Eubanks successful the archetypal circular of the Australian Open, portion Bautista Agut is acceptable to look Portugal's Joao Sousa.

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