Top-seeded Ruud beats Schwartzman to win Argentina Open

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Published February 13, 2022 4:01 PM

By MARCELO R. ANDROETTO
Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Casper Ruud of Norway beat home-crowd favorite Diego Schwartzman to win his second Argentina Open. The No. 8 player in the world and top seed at the clay-court tournament won 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Ruud and Schwartzman won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the tournament, respectively. About 5,000 fans came to the court in Buenos Aires to support Schwartzman. The match was 2 hours and 34 minutes long under a blazing sun.

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