Swiss Open: Cachin wins maiden tour trophy, beats Ramos-Vinolas

Argentinian Pedro Cachin became the fifth first-time ATP champion of the year as he edged out Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 to lift the Swiss Open trophy at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad on Sunday.

He now joins Tallon Griekspoor, Yibing Wu, Arthur Fils and Christopher Eubanks in picking up a maiden tour title in 2023.

And his dog Tango joined in the celebrations after match point, licking his master’s face in joy.

Cachin let go of a break advantage in the deciding set but clawed his way back to victory.

“In the beginning of the match I was a little nervous and made a few mistakes. It was the first time I had played against a lefty in the tournament but I stayed there,” he said afterwards.

“I tried to be positive, more aggressive and go to the net. In a final it is difficult to play like this the whole match. I am very, very happy.”

Cachin won four clay-court titles on the Challenger Tour last year, in Madrid, Prague, Todi, and Santo Domingo.

Ramos-Vinolas had won the title in Gstaad back in 2019, and was looking for a fifth tour trophy – all of which would have been on clay.

FIRST TITLE FEELS 🥺@pecachin1 defeats Ramos-Vinolas 3-6 6-0 7-5 to claim the Gstaad crown 🏆#SwissOpen pic.twitter.com/MsyGA9lNWC

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 23, 2023

Ahead of his victory, Cachin, ranked No 90, beat Japanese Taro Daniel (6-4, 6-1), Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the top seed (7-6 (4), 7-6 (3)), Spaniard Jaume Munar (6-3, 6-3) and Serb qualifier Hamad Medjedovic (6-3, 6-1).

Ramos-Vinolas, ranked No 79, defeated Italian wildcard Fabio Fognini (6-1, 2-6, 6-2), Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the No 3 seed (6-3, 3-6, 6-4), Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-4) and Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the second seed (6-2, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.

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