Lorenzi Soars Into Quito Final

Third seed Paolo Lorenzi continued his outstanding form at the Ecuador Open in Quito, recording a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win on Saturday over second seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas to march into the final.

The Italian dropped just seven points in racing to a 5-0 lead in the opening set. Although Ramos-Vinolas gained his footing as the match wore on, Lorenzi remained in control of the baseline rallies. He broke the Spaniard at 4-4 in the second set and comfortably held in the next game to wrap up the contest in 72 minutes.

Lorenzi improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Ramos-Vinolas to 2-1. He is now into his third ATP World Tour singles final (1-1), having prevailed in his most recent championship match this past July in Kitzbuhel (d. Basilashvili).

Standing between Lorenzi and the title is the winner between two-time defending champion Victor Estrella Burgos and fourth seed Thomaz Bellucci. Lorenzi leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry against Bellucci 2-1, but the Brazilian won their most recent meeting in the 2016 Quito semi-finals.