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Pedro Cachin celebrates winning his first tour-level title.
By ATP Staff
Pedro Cachin captured his first ATP Tour title on Sunday when he overcame Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad.
The Argentine combined power with guile throughout the two-hour, 23-minute final, forcing Ramos-Vinolas deep with his explosive groundstrokes before using the drop shot to great effect.
Competing in his first tour-level final, the 28-year-old recovered from squandering a break advantage in the third set, raising his level again deep in the decider to become the fifth first-time champion on the ATP Tour this year.
"In the beginning of the match I was a little nervous and made a few mistakes. It was the first time I had played against a lefty in the tournament but I stayed there," Cachin said. "I tried to be positive, more aggressive and go to the net. In a final it is difficult to play like this the whole match. I am very, very happy."
With his victory, Cachin has climbed 41 spots to No. 49 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. The Argentine’s previous career-high was No. 54 last November. He arrived at the event holding a 9-18 on the year, and had only previously made one tour-level quarter-final, at Cordoba in 2019.
Cachin, who was making his debut in Gstaad, did not drop a set en route to the final. He defeated Taro Daniel, Roberto Bautista Agut, Jaume Munar and Hamad Medjedovic before overcoming Ramos-Vinolas in their first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.
The 35-year-old Spaniard Ramos Vinolas, who received a medical timeout in the second set for blisters, was aiming to win his fifth tour-level title.
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