Home favourite Diego Schwartzman reached the final of the Argentina Open by coming from behind to defeat top seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem.
Austrian world No. 8 Thiem took the first set 6-2 but the Argentine secured the second 6-4 before prevailing 7-6 (7-5) in the deciding set on the outdoor clay court on Saturday evening.
It was Thiem's first loss in 12 matches in Buenos Aires, reports Xinhua news agency.
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"At one point in the second set [Thiem] was giving me a beating. But the crowd really got behind me and I was able to fight back," Schwartzman said.
"Now there is one more little step. It's going to be a very tough final, but I'm very confident," the 26-year-old added.
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