Sebastiano Baez AND Mariano Navone The title of the will be established this Sunday Tennis ATP 500 in Rio de Janeirowith an authentically Argentine final.
It will be, regardless of who wins on the clay of Rio de Janeiro, the 235th coronation for a national tennis player since the beginning of the Open Era.
For Báez, in the event of victory, it would be his fifth achievement at the highest levels of the professional circuit, while for Navone it would be his baptism as champion.
In this case, the list of Argentine Tour winners will rise to 37: the latest to join was Facundo Díaz Acosta, crowned last Sunday. at the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires. Drive it
What time do they play?
The definition of the race which is played at the Brazilian Jockey Club in Rio, on brick dust and with a prize pool of 2,271,715 dollars, begins at 5.30pm with live television on Star+.
How Báez arrived
On Saturday in the first semifinal, Báez, from Buenos Aires, 23 years old and 30th in the ATP world ranking, defeated Francisco Cerúndolo (22) from San Isidro, 7-5 and 6-0, after 84 minutes of dispute.
How Navone arrived
In the round of 16, Navone, born on July 9th and 113th in the rankings, achieved a notable victory over the British Cameron Norrie (23rd and reigning champion), 6-4, 6-2, after two hours of play.
The 22-year-old player from Buenos Aires comes from the qualifiers and will be among the top 60 in the rankings from Monday.
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