Argentine Guido Ivan Justo, seeded eighth in the tournament, won the Challenger 75 International Tennis Tournament in Curitiba. In the final he beat top seed Brazilian Gustavo Heide 6-1, 6-4. Match statistics are provided by api.tennis.
How the final unfolded
The first set went to Justo by five games, 6-1. In the second, Heide put up much more resistance, but the result was the same: 6-4 in the Argentine's favor. No deciding set was needed.
On paper, the picture looked different. Heide started the tournament as the top seed and is ranked 112th with 515 points. Justo is 181st, with 302 points. The numbers are from rank.tennis.
Justo's path to the trophy began in the round of 32 with a win over Franco Roncadelli, 7-6, 6-2. He then defeated Pedro Sakamoto, 6-2, 6-4, and Gonzalo Villanueva by the same score. In the semifinal, Tomas Barrios won the first set, 6-4, but Justo took the next two, 6-4, 6-3. Heide reached the final by beating Hernan Casanova, 6-2, 6-1, Felipe Meligeni Alves, 6-3, 6-4, Lautaro Midon, 6-2, 6-4, and Pedro Boscardin Dias, 6-2, 6-3, and he did not drop a set in those matches.