In the 2021 draw, Garin received the first seed, but there were doubts about his successful performance: this year he did not win a single meeting, losing in the first rounds in both Delray Beach and Buenos Aires. However, the grid turned out to be just fabulous for Kristjan: two qualifiers in the first rounds and only 121st in the world rankings in the semifinals. Garin passed all three rivals very confidently, giving a maximum of only four games per game. In theory, the Chilean was also lucky with a rival in the final - the 118th racket of the world Facundo pin-up az , who reached the final of the ATP tournament for the first time in his career. Bagnis's path, on the contrary, turned out to be very thorny: firstly, he spent one more match. Secondly, almost all of his meetings were stubborn, and twice he had to win strong-willed victories. Nonetheless, Facundo made it to the final, and for the third week in a row, a tennis player who had never made it to this stage played in the decisive match.