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Robredo outlasts Giraldo for Movistar win

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Tommy Robredo had to go to three sets Sunday but pulled out a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) victory over Santiago Giraldo for the title of the Movistar Open.

Robredo, seeded sixth, rallied from a 5-4 deficit in the third set, holding serve and eventually notching his 10th career championship in the 2011 season's first clay-court event.

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The Spaniard earned $68,850 for the victory.

The eighth-seeded Giraldo, meanwhile, fell short in his bid for a first ATP championship.

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