BUSAN/STARNBERG, May 15, 2023

Aleksandar Vukic of Australia claimed the title of the Head Busan Open hosted by the Spo 1 Park Tennis Court in Busan, South Korea.

Vukic, No. 6 seed of the $160,000 ATP Challenger Tour hard-court event, benefited from the retirement of his compatriot and top seed Max Purcell. The World No. 87 was leading 6-4, 1-0 when Purcell was forced to stop playing due to a right ankle injury after one hour and 12 minutes.

Champion in Busan 🏆

🇦🇺 Aleksandar Vukic defeats Purcell 6-4, 1-0(ret) to claim his first #ATPChallenger title of the year and the second of his career! pic.twitter.com/2ucUcgSxm1

— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) May 14, 2023

Vukic advanced to the championship match with wins in the bottom half of the draw over South African Lloyd Harris, Sho Shimbukuro, second-seeded US-American Christopher Eubanks and Brand Holt from the United States.

By lifting his second ATP Challenger career trophy following his maiden triumph in Bengaluru, India last year, the 27-year-old earned $21,600 in prize money as well as 125 ATP Ranking points.