Alert: Baez defeats Muller for Rio de Janeiro title

Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 5 seed, beat Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-2, 6-3 to win the Rio Open tournament at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday evening.

Baez rolled to a second consecutive title in Rio after one hour and 26 minutes.

Ahead of Sunday’s victory, the world No 31 defeated lucky loser Roman Andres Burruchaga (6-3, 7-5), Mariano Navone (6-4, 1-6, 6-3), qualifier Chun-Hsin Tseng (6-4, 6-1) and lucky loser Camilo Ugo Carabelli (3-6, 6-1, 6-1).

Muller’s impressive run featured wins over Brazilian Joao Fonseca (6-1, 7-6 (4)), Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 8 seed (7-5, 7-6 (5)), Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed (7-5, 6-1) and Argentinian Francisco Comesana (7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3).

Baez now goes to Santiago, where he is also the defending champion. Muller will play on the hard courts of Acapulco next week.

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