Overview
- The Argentine defeated Alejandro Tabilo 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 to secure the ATP 500 crown in Rio de Janeiro.
- A Saturday washout pushed his semi-final to Sunday, when he first outlasted Vit Kopriva before contesting the final.
- The breakthrough comes after three previous runner-up finishes in ATP Tour finals.
- He notched his 100th tour-level match win earlier in the week and has now beaten Tabilo in back-to-back weeks to lead their series 2-0.
- Brazilians Joao Fonseca, 19, and Felipe Melo, 41, captured the doubles title over Constantin Frantzen and Robin Haase 4-6, 6-3, 10-8, marking Fonseca’s first home trophy and Melo’s second straight title.