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Cristian Garin claims second title in three weeks at rain-hit Rio Open

The Chilean has won nine consecutive matches after edging Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager, 7-6 (3), 7-5, in Sunday's final at the ATP 500 tournament.

Published Feb 23, 2020

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Third-seeded Cristian Garín beat Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager, 7-6 (3), 7-5, in Sunday's rain-hit final to win the Rio Open.

It was Garin's second title this year after winning the Cordoba Open in Argentina earlier in February. The 25th-ranked Chilean is projected to make the top 20 when the updated rankings are published Monday.

Despite breaking in the first game of the match, Garin struggled at times against Mager, who beat top-seeded Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals.

Mager had reached the final after conceding only one set in the entire tournament. Hours before the decider he faced a tough challenge in the semifinals against Hungary’s Attila Balazs.

Both semifinals were finished Sunday afternoon after rain halted play shortly after midnight when Garin and Mager had already won the first set.

Garin quickly beat fifth-seeded Borna Coric 6-4, 7-5 at the clay-court tournament. But the 128th-ranked Mager had a tougher time in finishing off Balazs, eventually prevailing 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (2).