Argentinian tennis player Camilo Ugo Carabelli (48th) successfully defended his crown and is the two-time champion of the Challenger 125 in Rosario. According to the Argentine News Agency, the player defeated Román Burruchaga (118th) in the final 6-2 and 6-3. On his way to the title, top-seeded Ugo Carabelli had to defeat Guido Justo (336th), Facundo Díaz Acosta (301st), Hugo Dellien (149th), and Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (85th), in addition to the aforementioned Burruchaga. "I'm going to move to Rosario," joked Camilo Ugo Carabelli at the awards ceremony, and for good reason: the Argentine won both tournaments organized in the city, last year and this one. His first match was against the same opponent as in the second round of 2025, Guido Justo, although this time with a completely different development. Last year, starting as the sixth seed, he had won in three sets after a war lasting more than three hours, but on this occasion, an hour of play was enough due to his great victory 6-1 and 6-0. The second round presented a more even match, as he had to face Díaz Acosta, whose ranking is due to long months of inactivity due to ankle ailments. Having stated in a press conference that it was a breaking point within the tournament, Ugo Carabelli secured the qualification in three sets, 5-7, 6-4, and 7-6 (4), in a match that was played between Thursday and Friday due to the heavy rains that fell over Rosario on Thursday. In the quarterfinals, the 26-year-old player had to go on court after playing an hour against Díaz Acosta, although he did not notice the fatigue and eliminated the Bolivian Hugo Dellien, his opponent in the last final, 6-4 and 6-2. Saturday afternoon saw him face Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, in the eleventh edition of a highly anticipated match by the public. After a first set in which the clash of styles generated a lot of parity, Camilo Ugo managed to impose his way of playing during the second set, to take the victory 7-5 and 6-1. In a final with a full stadium, as all his matches had been since Thursday, Camilo had to face a compatriot on the rise: Román Burruchaga. Making calm his main weapon for the final, Ugo Carabelli starred in a final from start to finish, with winners and showing himself superior to "Burru" in almost every aspect. With 5 breaks and a great match point, in which he crossed the court with a right-handed passing shot, Ugo Carabelli once again confirmed that Rosario brings him joy and filled him with confidence to face a very important South American tour for his season.
