For nearly a decade, the South American nation of Chile has been waiting for a superstar to follow in the footsteps of legends Marcelo Rios and Fernando Gonzalez. That is, someone to carry the mantle in the country with a strong tennis-rich culture. Enter Nicolas Jarry. The Santiago native became the first Chilean to reach an ATP World Tour final since former World No. 5 Gonzalez lifted the trophy on home soil in Vina del Mar in 2009. Jarry defeated Horacio Zeballos 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the title match at the Brasil Open, where he awaits Italy's Fabio Fognini. Jarry has been the comeback kid all week in Sao Paulo, rallying from a set down in...
If Pablo Cuevas is to lift his fourth successive Brasil Open crown, he'll have to work for it. Cuevas became the first player to advance to the semi-finals in Sao Paulo with a 6-2, 6-7(13), 7-6(5) win over Leonardo Mayer on Friday. The tournament's third seed needed five match points before downing the Argentine in two hours and 55 minutes. The total points won summarised the close contest: 111 for Mayer, 112 for Cuevas. After the match, the 32-year-old Uruguayan admitted he was proud of his 15-match winning streak at the Brasil Open and happy to have support from the fans in attendance." "It was a very tough, long match," Cuevas said. "I had a lot of chances in that...
If Pablo Cuevas is to lift his fourth successive Brasil Open crown, he'll have to work for it. Cuevas became the first player to advance to the semi-finals in Sao Paolo with a 6-2, 6-7(13), 7-6(5) win over Leonardo Mayer on Friday. The tournament's third seed needed five match points before downing the Argentine in two hours and 55 minutes. The total points won summarised the close contest: 111 for Mayer, 112 for Cuevas. After the match, the 32-year-old Uruguayan admitted he was proud of his 15-match winning streak at the Brasil Open and happy to have support from the fans in attendance. "It was a very tough, long match," Cuevas said. "I had a lot of chances in that...
A year ago this week, Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas was on the doorstep of a second ATP World Tour title. The left-hander led by a set in the final of the Brasil Open before falling just short against Pablo Cuevas. But the 30-year-old is back in Sao Paulo and into another championship charge, beating Brazilian qualifier Guilherme Clezar 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to his second quarter-final of the season. “I’m happy. I’ve been working a lot on my serve and I didn’t have the results yet,” said Ramos-Vinolas, who hit 14 aces and lost just three points on his first serve. "So today I think is the first day in the season that I can say that I served...
The sun rises. The tax bill comes due. And Pablo Cuevas wins at the Brasil Open. Such things seem to be guaranteed these days. The Uruguayan stretched his winning streak to 14 matches in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, beating Austrian Sebastian Ofner 6-4, 7-6(4) to make the quarter-finals. “I'm so happy to win today... I feel fantastic. I have very good memories in Sao Paulo,” Cuevas said. [ALSO LIKE] The reigning three-time champion dropped only three first-serve points (32/35) and will next meet fifth seed Leonardo Mayer, who advanced to his third Brasil Open quarter-final (2012, 2015) with a 7-5, 6-4 win against fellow Argentine Carlos Berlocq. Mayer will try to reach his first Sao Paulo semi-final. “I'm very happy...
