Baez wins Winston-Salem title

Final day in Winston-Salem.

2023 Winston-Salem Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 20-26 August 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Adrian Mannarino who defeated Laslo Djere 7-6(1) 6-4

Final

Sebastian Baez (6) (Argentina) v Jiri Lehecka (5) (Czech Republic)

Baez won their previous match, in a Davis Cup qualifier between Argentina and the Czech Republic in 2022.

First ATP final for Lehecka.

In this final, the players exchanged service breaks in games four and five of the opening set.

Baez broke again in the seventh game to lead 4-3.

When serving for the set at 5-4, Baez found himself down 0-40.

He saved the three break points and one more after that.

Eventually he converted the second of two set points and led 6-4.

In set two service breaks were exchanged in games two and three.

Baez broke again in the fifth game to lead 3-2.

No more break chances and Baez served out the match 6-4 6-3.

This was title number four for Sebastian Baez, third this year, and second this month following victory in the Austrian Open.