Final day in Auckland.
2023 ASB Classic, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Auckland, New Zealand, 9-14 January 2023.
Not held in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID.
Defending champion (2020):
Ugo Humbert who defeated Benoit Paire (5) 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(5)
Final:
Richard Gasquet (France) v Cameron Norrie (2) (Great Britain)
This was the first meeting between the pair.
In set one Norrie broke through in the fourth game to lead 3-1.
When serving for the set Norrie was broken back and Gasquet trailed 4-5.
Serving to stay in the set, Gasquet was broken for a second time and Norrie led 6-4
Gasquet broke Norrie in the fifth game of set two, and serve was held for the remainder of the set.
Gasquet served it out with a love game and levelled the match at 4-6 6-4.
In the decider, Norrie broke to love in the second game and led 2-0.
Gasquet saved four break points in the fourth game to avoid going down a double break.
The French player broke back in the seventh game, then held serve to level at 4-4.
Gasquet broke serve to lead 5-4 and proceeded to serve out the match 4-6 6-4 6-4.
This was the 16th title for Gasquet from 33 finals, and the first since Rosmalen, Netherlands in June 2018.
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