{"id":280329,"date":"2025-11-13T12:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/280329\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:09:11","slug":"mariano-navone-nearly-wins-a-golden-set-at-montevideo-challenger-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/280329\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariano Navone nearly wins a golden set at Montevideo Challenger | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Challenger
\n Navone nearly wins golden set at Montevideo Challenger<\/p>\n

Third seed Nava stunned, stopped short of making American Challenger history<\/p>\n

November 12, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Mariano<\/p>\n

Mike Lawrence\/ATP Challenger Tour<\/p>\n

Mariano Navone is seeking his second ATP Challenger Tour title in three weeks.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Mariano Navone<\/a> fired through a near-perfect second set en route to reaching the Uruguay Open<\/a> quarter-finals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old, who is aiming for his second ATP Challenger Tour title in three weeks, rallied past former World No. 16 Marco Cecchinato<\/a> 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 to steer clear of the upset trend in Montevideo. After dropping the opener, Navone stormed back and lost just two points in the entire second set (23\/25), nearly claiming a golden set. <\/p>\n

Navone won the first 20 points of the second set to lead 5-0 before Cecchinato ended the Argentine’s quest of a golden set. Navone, World No. 72 in the PIF ATP Rankings, then trailed in the early stages of the decider, but tallied four consecutive games from 2-4 to escape.<\/p>\n

QFs called, @marianonavone1<\/a> answered \u260e\ufe0f<\/p>\n

The Argentine rallies from a set down to defeat Cecchinato 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 and book his spot in the last eight in the Uruguayan capital!#ATPChallenger<\/a> | @uruguayopen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/s8569sJDoo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) November 13, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

\nThe clay-court event has featured a flurry of upsets, with top seed Sebastian Baez<\/a> and defending champion Tristan Boyer<\/a> falling in the first round, and then on Wednesday, American Emilio Nava<\/a> was stunned by Brazil\u2019s Gustavo Heide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nNava was aiming for his 45th Challenger-match win of the year, which would have broken the single-season record amongst Americans. But Heide spoiled those hopes with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 triumph in a two-hour, 42-minute battle against the third seed.<\/p>\n

Did You Know?
In 2023, Navone claimed a season-leading five Challenger trophies and the following season he became the first player in the Open Era to be seeded in his first major main draw.<\/p>\n

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