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Pedro Martinez wins maiden championship in Chile

Pedro Martinez of Spain returns a shot to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., on October 10, 2021.

Stefanos Tsitsipas Vs Pedro Martinez Bnp Paribas2062

Spaniard Pedro Martinez overcame a first-set loss to prevail over Argentina’s Sebastian Baez 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, and emerge as tournament champion at the Chile Dove Men+Care Open at Santiago, Chile Sunday.

Martinez, 24, overcame eight double faults to earn his first-ever ATP Tour tournament championship, having lost his first final, the title match at Kitzbuhel, Austria, last July.

The fourth-seeded Martinez scored better on return points (43 percent), earning a 48-40 advantage in return points won to notch a 156 return rating.

Baez, who was seeded seventh, had better success on serves, grabbing two aces to go along with a 247 serve rating.

It was the 21-year-old Baez’s first ATP Tour final of his career.

–Field Level Media

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