He Mallorcan Jaume Munar and Serbian Laslo Djere They advanced this Monday to the round of 16 of Rio de Janeiro Tennis Open by winning the first round of the only tournament ATP 500 of South Americarespectively, in Austrian Sebastian Ofner and also Spanish Barnabas Zapata.
Djere, number 35 in the ATP world ranking and sixth seed in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the title of the main Brazilian tournament in 2019, confirmed his favoritism and defeated the 27-year-old Valencian (93 ATP) by resounding 6 -3 and 6-1 in just one hour and 34 minutes.
Djere will have to face the winner of the Serbian clash in the second round Dusan Lajovic and the Colombian Daniel Galanwhich is measured on Tuesday afternoon.
Munar (73 ATP) It was more effective and needed just one hour and 7 minutes to eliminate Ofner, the eighth favorite in Brazil at 37th in the world ranking, by partial 6-3 and 6-1.
The tennis player from Mallorca will have to face the Brazilian in the next round Thiago Wild (82 ATP), who this Monday defeated the Chilean 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in the return. Alejandro Tabilo (52 ATP), who wasted a game ball in the third set.
First day results
Tomore Neighborhoods (CHI) He defeated Gustavo Heide (BRA) 7-5 and 6-3.
Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) to Francisco Comesaña (ARG) by 6-1, 1-6 and 6-2.
Albert Ramos (ESP) to Juan Pablo Varillas (CHI) by 3-6, 6-3 and 7-5.
Cameron Norrie (GBR) over Hugo Dellien (BOL) by 6-3 and 6-2.
Laslo Djere (SRB) over Bernabé Zapata (ESP) by 6-3 and 6-1.
Jaume Munar (ESP) over Sebastián Ofner (AUT) by 6-3 and 6-1.
Thiago Wild (BRA) over Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) by 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4
In the first match of the night, the British Cameron Norriecurrent Rio Open champion, won 6-3, 6-2 against the Bolivian Hugo Dellien and a guaranteed spot in the round of 16.
Norrie, number 23 in the world ranking and second favorite in the Brazilian tournament, needed just one hour and 21 minutes to eliminate Dellien (135 ATP).
The British, who last year won the title by defeating the Murcian in the final Carlos Alcaraznow the number two in the world and early favorite in Rio, will face the Chilean in the next round Thomas Barrios (120 ATP), eliminating the Brazilian 7-5 and 6-3 Gustavo Heide (236 ATP) in his first victory in an ATP 500 tournament.
The Argentine also advanced to the next round. Francisco Cerundolo and spanish Albert Ramos after winning the first games this Monday.
Cerúndolo (22 ATP), who is currently the best Argentine in the international rankings, defeated his compatriot Francisco Comesaña (119 ATP) 6-1, 1-6 and 6-2 in one hour and 54 minutes.
The Argentine, who was fourth favorite in Rio de Janeiro and last year advanced to the second round, will face in the second round against Ramos (96 ATP), winning 3-6, 6-3 and 7-5 against the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (108 ATP).
For his part, the Chilean Barrios, number 120 in the world ranking, defeated Gustavo Heide (236 ATP) 7-5 and 6-3 and very easily in one hour and 46 minutes, one of the young Brazilians who received a special invitation. of the organizers who will play in the main tournament in the country.
The tenth edition of the Rio de Janeiro Open will be held until next Sunday at clay courts of the Brazilian Jockey Club and awards a prize of $392,775 to the winner, as well as 500 ATP ranking points.
The early favorite this year is Carlos Alcaraz, number two in the world ranking, who won the title in Rio in 2022 and became a finalist in 2023, when he was beaten by Norrie, second favorite and defending the trophy and 500 ATP points
Source: La Verdad
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