Juan Monaco raised his first trophy since 2007 when he won the final round of the VTR Open in Vina del Mar, Chile. Monaco defeated No. 7 seeded Carlos Berlocq in three sets.
VTR Open 2012: Juan Monaco Wins First Title Since 2007
In the last five years, Roger Federer has won six Grand Slam titles. In the last five years, Novak Djokovic went 71-6 in a single season.
Monaco raised his first trophy since 2007 when he won the final round of the VTR Open in Vina del Mar, Chile. Monaco defeated No. 7 seeded Carlos Berlocq in three sets, dropping the middle set which was pushed to a tiebreaker. The final score was 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-1. Monaco was the tournament’s No. 1 seed.
Read Article >VTR Open 2012 Scores And Results Day 5: Top Two Seeds, Juan Monaco And Juan Ignacio Chela, Into Semifinals
It took three sets for each, but the top two seeds in Vina del Mar have made the semifinal round.
No. 1 seeded Juan Monaco and No. 2 seeded Juan Ignacio Chela are on opposite sides of the semifinal bracket.
Read Article >VTR Open 2012 Scores And Results Day 3: Frederico Gil Upsets Pablo Andujar
Portugal’s Frederico Gil made the biggest headlines in Wednesday’s matches at the VTR Open. Gil upset No. 4 seeded Pablo Andujar on the clay courts of Vina del Mar, Chile. Andujar won only three games and in just 57 minutes he was knocked from the tournament with a 6-2, 6-1 defeat.
No. 1 seeded Juan Monaco also beat his opponent 6-2, 6-1. Monaco’s one hour and 15 minute defeat of Russia’s Igor Andreev featured only one ace (in the first set) and one double fault (in the second set).
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