Díaz Acosta wins his first title at Argentina Open


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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Wild card Facundo Díaz Acosta has won his first ATP singles title by beating Chile's Nicolás Jarry 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the clay-court Argentina Open. The ATP said that the 23-year-old Argentine became only the second left-handed champion after Rafael Nadal at the Buenos Aires tournament. Díaz Acosta began the week with a career-high ranking of 87. He is set to rise to No. 59 when the rankings are released Monday. Third-seeded Jarry was chasing his fourth ATP title.

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