Schwartzman Clinch Rio De Janeiro Open Tennis Title
Argentina's Diego Schwartzman won the biggest tennis title of his career, defeating Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the clay court Rio de Janeiro Open.
It was sixth seeded Schwartzman's first tournament win on the ATP world circuit since Istanbul's clay championship in 2016.
The 25-year-old bettered his veteran rival Verdasco and jumped in the rankings from 23 to 18 -- his first taste of the top 20.
Verdasco, seeded eighth, had been hoping to get his first title since Bucharest in 2016 but was let down by errors throughout the match.
