British tennis player Cameron Norrie and Colombian Daniel Galán reached the round of 16 of the Rio de Janeiro Open on Tuesdayafter eliminating Argentines Juan Manuel Cerúndolo and Pedro Cachín, respectively.
Norrie, second seeded in the tournament, won in two sets, 7-5 and 6-1Cerúndolo on the Jockey Club clay and will face Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in the next round, who on Monday did his homework against Austrian Dominic Thiem.
Galán, number 88 in the ATP world ranking, had a little more difficulty against Cachín, but he still solved the rivalry in two sets: 7-6 (4) and 6-4.
For his part, the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas also advanced in the phase after defeating Frenchman Hugo Gaston 7-5, 6-4.
Tuesday’s star match pitted Carlos Alcaraz, who is defending the Rio title, is the current number 2 in the world and has just won the Buenos Aires tournament, against Brazilian Mateus Alves, a promising young South American. country, had to be suspended due to rain as the Spaniard won, 6-4, 5-3.
Source: La Verdad
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