Massu Claims Title at ATP Costa Do SauipePosted on February 26, 2006 No. 6 seed Nicolas Massu turned around a losing record against Alberto Martin Saturday in the claycourt final in Costa Do Sauipe, earning his first title since the gold at the 2004 Olympics with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the Spaniard for the Brazil Open title.
Massu served for the match at 5-2 in the second set before finally closing it out 6-4. "I did get nervous at the end of the match but thanks to God I managed to close it and win this very important title," Massu said. "I also want to congratulate Beto Martin for a great week. He is a great player and a great person. I also want to acknowledge his coach (Marcos Gorriz) for being also a great professional." Martin had won five of his six meetings with the Chilean entering the final. "I want to congratulate Nicolas for this title. He deserved to win today," Martin said. "This is a great tournament and this was my second final here. I hope I can come back many times and maybe win the title." No. 4-seeded Czechs Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner took home the doubles title with a 10-3 match tiebreak win over No. 3 seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland. |
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