Pablo Cuevas, Francesca Schiavone win Rio Open finals in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay claimed his fourth ATP singles title with a 6–4, 6–7 (5), 6–4 victory over Guido Pella of Argentina in the final of the Rio Open on Sunday.
The match was delayed for more than three hours by a torrential downpour with the first set tied at 3–3. Cuevas, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, came out of the break fresher than Pella, a first-time ATP Tour finalist.
In the women’s final, former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone defeated American Shelby Rogers 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 for her seventh WTA title. The victory marked a turnaround for the Italian, whose ranking has slipped to No. 132 after reaching No. 4 in 2011.
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The Rio Open was plagued by rain all week and the men’s final was played in a sparsely filled center-court stadium.
