Argentine tennis player Tomas Martin Etcheverry has won his maiden ATP Tour title, claiming the ATP 500 Rio Open with a 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 victory over Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo at the final in Brazil. Rain had delayed his semi-final, forcing him to play two matches in a single day. The 26-year-old rose to the challenge to secure the biggest title of his career. It is his first ATP crown after finishing runner-up in three previous finals.
Etcheverry also recorded his 100th tour-level match win during the tournament. He defeated Tabilo in Buenos Aires last week and repeated the win in Rio, extending his head-to-head lead to 2-0. With the win, Etcheverry has jumped 18 places to World No. 33 and will return to the Top 40 for the first time since last February. Earlier, in men’s doubles, Brazil’s Joao Fonseca and Felipe Melo defeated Constantin Frantzen of Germany and Belgium’s Robin Haase 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. It was Fonseca’s first home title and Melo’s second straight trophy.
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