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Sebastian Baez is one win away from going back-to-back on the Rio Open.
It received’t be straightforward, nevertheless, in opposition to an opponent who has been on fireplace this week–and actually this complete season.
Alexander Muller has already captured one ATP title in 2025–the primary of his profession in Hong Kong–and he’s again in one other remaining in Rio de Janeiro. The Sixtieth-ranked Frenchman is now 9-2 for the 12 months following wins this week over Joao Fonseca, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Francisco Cerundolo, and Francisco Comesana. What regarded like a reasonably dangerous loss for Fonseca in spherical one has immediately turn into very explicable.
In the meantime, this ATP 500 in Rio must be thought of Baez’s favourite match on tour. The Thirty first-ranked Argentine is 11-1 in his final 12 main-draw matches at this occasion with a title 12 months in the past and victories this week over Roman Andres Burruchaga, Mariano Navone, Chun-Hsin Tseng, and Camilo Ugo Carabelli. Baez dropped a set (his second one of many week) to Ugo Carballi on Saturday afternoon however dominated the second and third 6-1, 6-1.
