Garin, Mager win interrupted semifinals at Rio Open

Posted February 23, 2020 6:00 am

By MAURICIO SAVARESE

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Third-seeded Cristian Garin and Italy's Gianluca Mager both won their interrupted semifinals on Sunday to reach the final of the Rio Open.

Garin, ranked 25th, beat fifth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-4, 7-5 at the clay-court tournament.

'œThis is the result of a lot of work this year,'ť Garin said. The Chilean also won the Cordoba Open in Argentina this year.

The 128th-ranked Mager beat Hungary's Attila Balazs 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (2).

Both semifinals had been interrupted shortly after midnight due to heavy rains, when Garin and Mager had already won the first set.

'œI am without words, I need to focus again to come back later,'ť said Mager, who eliminated top-seeded Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals.

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(This story has been corrected to show Garin's first name is Cristian not Christian.)

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