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Massu beats Martin to win Brazil Open

February 26, 2006 11:19 IST

Chilean Nicolas Massu [ Images ] comfortably beat Alberto Martin [ Images ] of Spain 6-3, 6-4 to win the Brazil [ Images ] Open at the Costa do Sauipe resort on Saturday.

Olympic [ Images ] singles and doubles champion Massu, seeded sixth, handed seventh seed Martin his second successive defeat in the final after he lost to fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal [ Images ] last year.

Martin reached the final after saving three match points in a three-set victory over Olivier Patience of France [ Images ], who had upset top seed Argentine Gaston Gaudio in the second round.

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