SAO PAULO — Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay will defend the Brazil Open title in the final against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on Sunday.
Cuevas beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday to reach his second final in two weeks. Last weekend, he lifted the Rio Open trophy.
Carreno Busta won against countryman Inigo Cervantes 6-1, 6-1 for the second time this month.
To reach his first ATP final, Carreno Busta has knocked out four Spanish players: fifth-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Roberto Carballes Baena, and Cervantes.