In the 250 of Santiago de Chile, Albert Ramos He stayed at the gates of the final by falling 6-4, 4-6 and 6-2 in two hours and 32 minutes against the promising 21-year-old Argentine Sebastián Báez, NextGen ATP Finals semi-finalist (he fell to Carlos Alcaraz), a rival that has choked the Catalan since he couldn’t beat him in the first round of the last Australian Open in a tough duel resolved in the fifth set. Báez’s opponent in his first final on the circuit could be Pedro Martínez, if he manages to beat Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.
Baez, the new little of tennis in Argentina, not only because of his resemblance to Schwartzman in terms of height (1.70 m), but also because he is used with similar aggressiveness and clawimposed his hitting power, especially in a third round that he played impeccably after being overwhelmed by Ramos’ consistency and quality in the second.
The winner has a very positive record on Chilean soil. Since 2021, between Challengers and ATP tournaments, he has a stupendous 26-2. Ramos was looking for his 12th final, after playing and winning the one in Córboda a few weeks ago, precisely on Argentine soil.
