Sebastián Báez crushed the French Alexandre Muller and was crowned two -time champion of the Open River

Sebastián Báez crushed the French Alexandre Muller and was crowned two -time champion of the Open River

February 23, 2025 – 20:40

The Buenos Aires tennis player beat French 6-2 and 6-3. He retained the title in the most important tournament in South America, being the first player in history to achieve two -time championship in the Open River.

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Argentine tennis player Sebastián Báez (31) beat the French Alexandre Muller (60) and was crowned by the ATP 500 Open River.

The Argentine won without mitigating, 6-2 and 6-3, before the executioner of the albicelestes during the contest and is the first player in history to retain the title.

More than 6,200 people witnessed the match at the Guga Kuerten stadium of the Brazilian Jockey Club, just over 10 kilometers from Christ the Redeemer.

In the first set, the Buenos Aires native of San Martín made differences in the key moments of each game. With two breaks, in the third and seventh games, Báez sealed a result that showed a slack greater than what happened in the Court, since the Galo tennis player had four opportunities of Breack, but in no one did he achieve it.

Sebastián Báez qualified to the final of the ATP 500 of Rio de Janeiro, after beating Camilo Ugo Carabelli in three sets by 3-6, 6-1 and 6-1; While the Frenchman Alexandre Muller arrived after beating the Francisco Comesaña Marplatense by 7-5, 6-7 (3) and 6-3.

Of the present foal

The brief awards ceremony had a special guest. Juan Martín del Potro He was the designated to give the prize to Báez. The local public recalled the performance of the Tandilense at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, in which he won the silver medal, and cheered when he stepped on the brick dust.

Source: Ambito

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