March 9, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

A bit of a mix, with the only one of the three tournaments this week to have a Sunday final in Rio (Los Cabos and Doha are wrapped up), along with the qualifying at all three tournaments this week: Dubai, Acapulco and Santiago.

It’s a busy time on the ATP Tour because after this week, come the back-to-back Masters 1000s in Indian Wells and Miami.

(Dubai is 9 hours ahead of ET, Rio and Santiago two hours ahead, Acapulco one hour behind).

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Rio Open
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: ATP Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: Feb. 19 – 25, 2024
Prize money: $2,100,230
Draws: S32 / D16

Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
Final results

Singles final

[5] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def [Q] Mariano Navone (ARG) 62 61

Doubles final

Nicolas Barrientos (COL) / Rafael Matos (BRA) def Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler (AUT) 64 63

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Dubai Duty Free Open
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: ATP Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2024
Prize money: $3,113,270
Draws: S32 / D16

Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
Final results

Singles qualifying, final round

(First-round opponents in brackets)

[5] Arthur Cazaux (FRA) def Giulio Zeppieri (ITA) 76 (5) 64 (Lorenzo Musetti)

[4] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def [8] Richard Gasquet (FRA) 46 61 64 (Jiri Lehecka)

[1] Tomas Machac (CZE) def Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 67 (5) 62 61 ([7] Alexander Bublik)

[7] Maximilian Marterer (GER) def [2] Luca Van Assche (FRA) 57 63 64 (Chris O’Connell)

Doubles qualifying, final round

[1] Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Robin Haase (NED) def [2] Andreas Mies (GER) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 67 (2) 63 [12-10] (Alexander Bublik/Adrian Mannarino)

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Abierto Mexican Telcel
Location: Acapulco, Mexico
Category: ATP Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2024
Prize money: $2,377,565
Draws: S32 / D16

Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
Final results

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

Terence Altmane (FRA) def [WC] Zachary Svajda (USA) 16 63 63 (Dominik Koepfer)

[1] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def [8] Constant Lestienne (FRA) 75 36 60 (Félix Auger-Aliassime)

[6] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) def [3] Rinky Hijikata (JPN) 46 62 76 (4) (Jordan Thompson)

Michael Mmoh (USA) def [4] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 62 16 60

[LL] Yoshihito Nishioka (Nuno Borges)

Doubles qualifying, final round

[1] Dan Evans / Henry Patten (GBR) def [2/WC] Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) / Luis David Martinez (VEN) 64 67 (6) [10-8] (Romain Arneodo / Sam Weissborn)

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Movistar Chile Open
Location: Santiago, Chile
Category: ATP Tour 250
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: Feb. 26 – Mar. 3, 2024
Prize money: $661,585
Draws: S28 / D16

Surday, Feb. 25, 2024
Final results

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG) def [1] Francisco Comesana (ARG) 63 61 (Thiago Seyboth Wild)

Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) def. [WC] Matias Soto (CHI) 64 64 ([5] Yannik Hanfmann)

[7] Corentin Moutet (FRA) def. [ALT] Murkel Dellien (BOL) 64 62 ([7] Roberto Carballes Baena)

[2] Alex Molcan (SVK) def. [6/ALT] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 64 64 (Federico Coria)

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