The world’s number 31 won the Frenchman Alexandre Müller in the final by 2 sets to 0, with partials from 6/2 and 6/3, in 1h25min, in the Brazilian Jockey Club
The Argentine He was crowned two -time champion on Sunday (23). The world’s 31 number 31 won the Frenchman Alexandre Müller in the final by 2 sets to 0, with partials from 6/2 and 6/3, in 1h25min, in the Brazilian Jockey Club. Báez became the first to win two consecutive titles in the simple key of the largest competition in South America, ATP 500. Müller had eliminated Brazilian João Fonseca, the tournament’s biggest attraction, in the opening round.
It was the seventh title of the 24 -year -old Argentine. Six of them were won on clay, four in South America. Now he has 10 consecutive wins on the Open River. Overall, he became the tennis player with the largest number of clay victories since 2022, with a retrospective of 73 triumphs and 36 losses, surpassing names such as Norwegian Casper Ruud (71/22), Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (69/11) and German Alexander Zverev (63/20), eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Open River.
Interestingly, Baez knocked down the tennis player who had been following Argentine victims in his career. Müller presents a rock retrospective against Argentine rivals. There are 15 wins and now two losses at all professional levels, 11/1 only in the clay. Without worrying about such numbers, Báez started better and got the first withdrawal of the match, when doing 2/1. Müller sketched reaction, but made followed unpaid errors. Gaining a pack of each game, the Argentine again imposed on the service of the rival in the 7th game and made 5/2. Without difficulty, he closed the set in the sequence.
The second partial had greater balance, although with slight Báez superiority in the first games. He won an early break and did 2/1. But this time, the Frenchman reacted solidly and returned the break. The situation followed a pair until new Argentine break in the 7th game: 4/3. Increasingly confident on the court, Báez re -pressed Müller’s withdrawal in the ninth game and took advantage of one of the two Match Points provided by the French, confirming the two -time championship.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
