Paes wins his fifth title

Argentine Sebastian Paes (23 years old), ranked 30th in the world, won his fifth title in his career by winning the Rio de Janeiro tournament in Brazil on clay, defeating his compatriot Mariano Navone 6-2, 6-1.

Paes has previously won four titles in the 250-point tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals, including three last year, to win his first title in the 500-point tournament in Rio.

Paes ranked first in the junior classification in 2018, when he reached the final of the French Roland Garros Championship in the same age group.

On the other hand, Navone had never won a match in the ATP tournaments before Rio, but he succeeded in reaching the final by eliminating English champion Cameron Norrie in the semi-finals.

Despite his loss, Navone will advance to 60th place in the world rankings after being ranked 113th, for the first time in his career.