Overview
- Etcheverry defeated Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the Rio Open final after trailing by a set and a break.
- He completed a 3-hour 57-minute semifinal over Vít Kopriva—the longest match in the tournament’s history—then won the final hours later, totaling a bit more than seven hours across two matches.
- The ATP 500 title awarded 500 points, moving him from No. 51 to No. 33 in Monday’s rankings as published by the ATP.
- The victory ends a run of three prior ATP final losses (Santiago 2023, Houston 2023, Lyon 2024) and establishes his first tour-level crown.
- Novak Djokovic publicly congratulated Etcheverry on social media, as local celebrations grew in La Plata following the breakthrough.