CHILE DOVE MEN+CARE OPEN – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 7 – SUNDAY 1 MARCH 2020 Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica | Santiago, Chile | 24 February – 1 March 2020 ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com chileopen.cl Joshua Rey:
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[email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @ChileOpenTenis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com ATP HEAD2HEADS: SINGLES FINAL [WC] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) vs [2] Casper Ruud (NOR) First Meeting Seyboth Wild Summary | Age: 19 | World No. 182 (Career-High) | 5-1 in 2020 | 4-0 at Tournament (2020 Finalist) • Is now the youngest Brazilian finalist in ATP Tour history (est. 1990), and will try to become youngest Brazilian titlist in ATP Tour history. Also attempting to become the lowest-ranked champion from Brazil in ATP Tour history. • Has become the lowest-ranked ATP Tour finalist from Brazil since No. 255 Roberto Jabali at 1994 Mexico City. • Aiming to become the youngest player to win a title on the Golden Swing since Rafael Nadal, 18, at 2005 Acapulco. • Bidding to become the 2nd teenager to win an ATP Tour title since 2017 Umag (Alex de Minaur, 19, at 2019 Sydney). Teenagers are 1-9 in their last 10 finals, with 6 straight losses. • In 2020, reached 2R at home in Rio de Janeiro as WC (def. Davidovich Fokina, l. to Coric). • Reached career-high ranking of No. 182 on 24 February. • Lost in 1R of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Gojowczyk) and Cordoba (l. to Varillas). • Had a 1R bye at Punta del Este, URU Challenger and fell to Casanova in 2R.