The 31-year-old Argentine-born Uruguayan tennis player beat Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 6-7 (7-3), 6-4, 6-4, in a rain-affected final to make history by claiming his third straight Brasil Open title.
The match was postponed on Sunday night when heavy rain forced players off the court with Ramos-Vinolas leading Cuevas 7-6 (3), 3-3.
Play finally resumed on Monday night after almost 24 hours of constant rain at the outdoor clay court venue here.
Cuevas took control immediately after the restart before wrapping up the match.
It was Cuevas’ sixth ATP singles title, all of which have been on clay.
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