Garin, Mager win semi-finals at Rio Open

Third-seeded Cristian Garin and Italy’s Gianluca Mager have both won their interrupted semi-finals to reach the final of the Rio Open.

Garin, ranked 25th, beat fifth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-4 7-5 at the clay-court tournament on Sunday.

“This is the result of a lot of work this year,” Garin said.

The Chilean also won the Cordoba Open in Argentina this year.

The 128th-ranked Mager beat Hungary’s Attila Balazs 7-6 (4) 4-6 7-6 (2).

Both semi-finals had been interrupted shortly after midnight due to heavy rains, when Garin and Mager had already won the first set.

“I am without words, I need to focus again to come back later,” said Mager, who eliminated top-seeded Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals.

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