Elias wins title in Rio

Twenty-one-year-old Gastao Elias won Peugeot Tennis Cup, an ATP Tour Challenger event, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today by defeating Boris Pashanski 6-3, 7-5. Elias, a former top 10 junior and 2007 Eddie Herr Champion, was not seeded in the event and was competing in his third ATP Challenger singles final of the year.