Coll wins second US Open Title

The win is Coll’s 35th PSA title and his second of the season. It is also the first time he has beaten Elias in a final, having fallen short in their four previous title matches.

Coll reached the final the hard way, coming from two games down to beat World No.12 Aly Abou Eleinen in yesterday's semi-final, and was up against an opponent who had won 12 of their 21 previous meetings.

Elias, the 2022 champion, started the sharper of the pair. He tightened his grip on the opener from the midway point and took it 11-8 after a lengthy 23-minute game.

However, the longer the rallies went, the more the match swung in the Kiwi’s favour. Coll won three of the four rallies that went beyond 35 shots in the second game and hit eight winners to Elias’s three, levelling the match 11-5.

Momentum stayed firmly with Coll in the third. He repeatedly targeted Elias in the front left corner and took the game 11-6 to move within one game of the title.

Elias pushed hard in the fourth, but Coll kept up the pressure at the front of the court and closed it out 11-8 to claim the trophy.

“Today was huge for me. I had every excuse in the book to get tired, which I did, but my mind took over and I couldn’t be more proud of myself this week. I’ve got the best team in the world behind me and we put in some work, which paid off,” said Coll.

“I have belief in my mind. When it gets down to it against those top boys, I need to believe that I’m better than them and that my game is good enough to compete. That was a key factor for me today.”

Result: [2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt. [3] Diego Elias (PER) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8