David Ferrer became the first player to win three consecutive titles at the Copa Claro in Argentina today, defeating Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3. The win gives him a 7-0 head-to-head over the Italian. It also snapped a run of losses in finals by the Spaniard (his previous seven), while ending what has been a very good run of fortune for the Italian.
Ferrer led 3-0 to start the final, before Fognini evened things to 3-3. The Spaniard broke to win the first set, and broke again at the start of the second.
Fognini was contesting the final for a fifth straight clay-court tournament and looking to win his fourth title. He triumphed last week at the Royal Guard Open Chile, the opening tournament of the Golden Swing, and entered Buenos Aires at a career-high No. 14 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.
Sunday’s loss snapped Fognini’s 10-match winning streak and marked just his second loss in his last 25 clay-court matches. For Ferrer, who goes back up to No. 4 on Monday, this is his 21st career title, 11 of those coming on clay.
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