Summary Cristian Garin ends qualifier Gianluca Mager's run to claim Rio Open.
(Reuters) – 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.
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.
