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Brazilian triumphs at Jalisco Open

Brazil’s Thiago Alves claimed victory at the second ATP Jalisco Open Tennis tournament, held in the Telcel Tennis Center in the Parque Metropolitano.

It took the 29-year-old Brazilian one hour and 33 minutes to defeat Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 7-6 and take the top prize of 14,400 dollars.

In doubles, American James Cerratani and Canadian Adil Shamasdin (left) bested Tomasz Bednarek (Poland) and Olivier Charroin (France) 7-6, 6-1 to earn their 6,200-dollar check. While Cerratani/Shamasdin entered the tournament with the highest ranking of any pair, Alves was near the middle of the pack for singles competitors.