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Diaz Acosta breaks through for first ATP tour title

By AAP Newswire

Feb 19, 2024

Wildcard Facundo Diaz Acosta has won his first ATP tour singles title by beating Chile's Nicolas Jarry in the final of the clay-court Argentina Open.

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After winning 6-3 6-4 on Sunday, the ATP said that the 23-year-old Argentine became only the second left-handed champion — after Spain's Rafael Nadal — at the Buenos Aires tournament.

Diaz Acosta began the week with a career-high ranking of 87 and is set to rise to No.59 when the rankings are released Monday (Tuesday AEDT).

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"This is yet to sink in," Diaz Acosta told raucous fans.

"I have dreamed about this moment for a long time, working with my team and having my family to back me. It is a dream come true that this happened in Argentina."

Third-seeded Jarry was chasing his fourth ATP title.

Diaz Acosta's victory was easier than expected against Jarry, who struggled to compete after beating defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals.

Alcaraz is now set to compete at the Rio Open in Brazil, also on clay, which he won in 2022.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press