Dellien wins the Guayaquil challenger in a final completed on hard court
Dellien won the Guayaquil challenger 75 after Aguilar retired with a back injury, with the score at 7/5 and 1/0 on Monday afternoon. It is the Bolivian third title of the season and the 17th of his career; he gains 12 places to No 107.
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Guayaquil (Equador) — A chuva que caiu no domingo empurrou a definição do challenger 75 de Guayaquil para a tarde desta segunda-feira, e o título ficou com o boliviano Hugo Dellien. O placar apontava 7/5 e 1/0 quando o uruguaio Joaquin Aguilar, de 21 anos, desistiu por causa de uma lesão nas costas.
A decisão, curiosamente, acabou transferida do saibro para a quadra dura: o piso escolhido oferecia condições melhores para o encerramento do torneio.
Para Dellien, é o terceiro troféu de challenger na temporada e o 17º da carreira, agora em 28 finais. Apenas em 2026, o boliviano de 33 anos chegou a seis decisões nesse nível de torneio.
Com os 75 pontos na ATP, ele recupera 12 posições e salta para o 107º lugar do ranking. O melhor posto da carreira havia sido o 64º, em 2022. Como campeão, recebe US$ 17 mil.
Aguilar, que disputou sua primeira final de challenger, fica com 44 pontos e US$ 9.600, sobe 44 colocações e alcança seu recorde pessoal: a 288ª posição.
Campeão no Equador, Dellien não vai disputar o challenger 125 da Costa do Sauípe: ele alega desgaste acumulado ao longo da semana. Sua vaga na chave será de um lucky-loser.
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