Mariano Navone takes the title at the Santa Cruz Challenger after beating his compatriot Francisco Comesaña in the final.
He Santa Cruz Challenger came to an end after an exciting tournament with a final that pitted two Argentines against each other. Francisco Comesaña He had just beaten Collarini after overcoming an adverse first set and playing at a high level throughout the week. Mariano Navone He reached the final after Cerúndolo retired, the same case as in his quarterfinal match, where Tirante was also injured. The head-to-head between the two favored Comesaña, who had won four of the five previous matches between them.
Comesaña starts better
The match started in crazy fashion, with four service breaks in the first five games of the set. After this start, the game calmed down with the score at 3-3. The match was very even because both knew each other very well after so many past matches. After four games of calm, Comesaña took two set points from the rest in the tenth game. He only needed the first, decanting the light on his side with a tight 6-4. Francisco knew how to wait for his moment in the game and take advantage of the opportunity to start ahead on the scoreboard.
Navone begins the comeback
The second set began in a similar way to the first, with four consecutive breaks to finally end with a 2-2 score. The partial was following the same script as the previous one, with the calm after the moment of madness and breaks. Comesaña repeated his strategy and broke in the final stages of the set to go up 5-3 and serve. However, this time it didn’t work and Navone returned the break to tie it at five. Furthermore, he broke again to win 7-5 and send the final to third.
Mariano becomes strong
Losing the set with it so close took its toll on Comesaña, who started the third completely disconnected from the game. This, added to the impetus with which his rival came, translated into two breaks right at the start to make it 3-0 in favor of Mariano. Francisco went from having the match under control to seeing how his rival grew and turned the tables. He managed to make it 3-1 after breaking his rival’s serve, but lost his own to return to the starting point. There was little more to the match, with Mariano winning the next two games to win the title 6-1 after a forehand volley outside Comesaña.
2023-09-17 23:09:34
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