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It is a guarantee that a first time ATP champion will be crowned this Sunday in Santiago, as both Sebastian Baez and Pedro Martinez fight it out for their maiden title in the final. In a very balanced draw where anyone could beat anyone, these two are deservedly the last two men standing and, as […] READ MORE
Day six at the ATP Santiago Open will see both semifinals being played, with all four semifinalists having very realistic hopes of taking home the trophy, which would be the first career title for three of them. Two very tight affairs are expected this Saturday in Chile and, as always, we here at LWOT will […] READ MORE
Day 5 at the ATP event in Santiago will see all four quarterfinals being played, with the eight players still in the competition having legitimate hopes of taking home the trophy on Sunday. Cristian Garin continued his bad streak with another loss on Wednesday, but Alejandro Tabilo is still around to carry the home hopes […] READ MORE
Day 4 at the ATP event in Santiago will see the conclusion of the round of 16, with the most anticipated match being between two Chileans: Christian Garin vs Alejandro Tabilo. As has been the norm all week, there are no clear favorites and tight, well-contested matches are expected this Thursday. ATP Santiago Day 4 […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the ATP event in Santiago will feature four round of 16 matches, with half the lineup made up by Argentinian players. As has been the norm this week, some very tightly-contested matches are expected, with none of the four having a very clear favorite. ATP Santiago Day 3 Predictions Sebastian Baez vs […] READ MORE
The clay court ATP 250 in Santiago, Chile enters its second full day of main draw play with a host of clay courters in action. Which players will advance from their opening matches? We also predict the rest of the day’s matches in a separate article. ATP Santiago Day 2 Predictions Sebastian Baez vs Juan […] READ MORE
The clay court ATP 250 in Santiago, Chile enters its second full day of main draw play with a host of clay courters in action. Which players will advance from their opening matches? Hugo Dellien vs Gonzalo Lama Embed from Getty Images Dellien leads the h2h 2-0, the veteran has reached consecutive challenger semifinals on […] READ MORE
Day 1 at the ATP tournament in Santiago won’t yet feature the debut of local hero and defending champion Cristian Garin, but it will feature another Chilean hope in Nicolás Jarry, who will play the match of the day (on paper) against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro. ATP Santiago Day 1 Predictions Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Juan […] READ MORE
For Facundo Bagnis, it was the moment he had been waiting his entire career for. The 31 year-old had never been in the final of an ATP Tour singles event, yet here he was battling with the top-seeded Cristian Garin deep in the third set. In fact, at 5-5, *15-40 on the Garin serve, he […] READ MORE
It’s Facundo Bagnis vs Cristian Garin for the title in Santiago to wrap up the ATP’s clay court swing in South America. Garin is seeking a 5th ATP title, Bagnis seeks a maiden ATP final in his first ever ATP final. Facundo Bagnis vs Cristian Garin Embed from Getty Images Bagnis leads the h2h 2-1 […] READ MORE