Garin ends qualifier Mager's run to claim Rio title
Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 23, 2020 Italy's Gianluca Mager in action during his semi final match against Hungary's Attila Balazs REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Chile's Cristian Garin halted Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager's Rio Open run with a hard-fought victory in the final on Sunday.
The third-seeded Garin prevailed 7-6(3) 7-5 to claim his fourth ATP Tour victory and second of the month.
Garin had made the final by defeating Croatian Borna Coric 6-4 7-5 in a rain-delayed semi-final that was completed on Sunday.
Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 23, 2020 Hungary's Attila Balazs in action during his semi final match against Italy's Gianluca Mager REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
The victory came on the heels of Garin's three-set win over Diego Schwartzman in the Cordoba Open final on Feb. 9.
Mager was also playing his second match of the day, having outlasted Hungary's Attila Balazs 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(2) earlier.
The Italian had surprised top seed and world number four Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 23, 2020 Italy's Gianluca Mager reacts after winning his semi final match against Hungary's Attila Balazs REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Toby Davis)
Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 23, 2020 Hungary's Attila Balazs during his semi final match against Italy's Gianluca Mager REUTERS/Sergio MoraesTennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 23, 2020 Italy's Gianluca Mager celebrates after winning his semi final match against Hungary's Attila Balazs REUTERS/Sergio MoraesTennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 23, 2020 Hungary's Attila Balazs in action during his semi final match against Italy's Gianluca Mager REUTERS/Sergio MoraesTennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 23, 2020 Italy's Gianluca Mager in action during his semi final match against Hungary's Attila Balazs REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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