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Schwartzman beats Verdasco to win Rio Open

Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Final - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 25, 2018 - Diego Schwartzman of Argentina celebrates after winning his final match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentina's Diego Schwartzman ended a two-year wait for his second ATP tour title as he overpowered an exhausted Fernando Verdasco to win the Rio Open 6-2 6-3 on Sunday.

The world number 23 was in commanding form against an opponent who appeared to run out of puff after reaching both the singles and doubles finals in Rio.

"I was very patient, solid, intense, I knew he was very tired as he had played both singles and doubles," Schwartzman said of his opponent who won the doubles final on Saturday.

Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Final - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 25, 2018 - Fernando Verdasco of Spain holds the second place trophy after he lost his match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

"It’s been two years since I’ve won a tournament so I am very happy. It was a perfect week for me."

Schwartzman broke serve three times in the first set as Verdasco produced a string of unforced errors.

Once the Spaniard squandered four break points at 2-2 in the second set, he appeared to wilt under pressure and Schwartzman ran away with the match.

Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Final - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 25, 2018 - Diego Schwartzman of Argentina and Fernando Verdasco of Spain pose for a picture. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

(Reporting by Andrew Downie, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Final - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 25, 2018 - Diego Schwartzman of Argentina celebrates after winning his final match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Final - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 25, 2018 - Fernando Verdasco of Spain reacts during his match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Final - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - February 25, 2018 - Diego Schwartzman (L) of Argentina, former tennis player Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Verdasco of Spain pose for a picture. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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