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Patna : World No 114 Alexei Popyrin, 21, Australia, beat 4th seed & World No 46 Alexander Bublik, 23, Kazakhstan, in a three-set contest on February 28, 2021, to win ATP Singapore Tennis Open singles title at Singapore, his maiden ATP title. Popyrin beat Bublik 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 in 84 minutes in the final rallying back from one set down.
Popyrin hammered 11 Aces during the match to 5 by the Kazakh. Bublik committed 5 double faults to 1 by the Australian. Popyrin won 5 break points in the match to 1 by Bublik. The Australian won 7 games in a row during the match to 3 by Bublik. Popyrin, in all, won 87 points in the match to 57 by Bublik. Poyrin had upset 3rd seed and 2014 US Open Champion Marin Cilic, 32, Croatia, in a semi-finals on February 27, 2021.
Popyrin got 250 ATP Rankings Points for winning the singles title while Bublik bagged 150 points as runner-up.