The tennis player born in Villa Gesell and naturalized Italian managed to defeat the Bolivian Hugo Dellien in the first round, after having won only one of his last 15 matches. This victory gives him confidence for the Brazilian tournament. His next match will be against Alexandre Müller on the central court.
Tomás Etcheverry left behind an early elimination and defeated the Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the first round. He aims to advance to the quarter-finals to improve his ranking position. On the other hand, Müller surprised in the tournament and will face Luciano Darderi, who will play against Francisco Cerundolo for a spot in the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro.
Cerundolo, a recent finalist at the Argentina Open, will face Darderi in a match that will attract all eyes in the carioca afternoon. The Argentine makes the most of the South American tour and comes from eliminating Joao Fonseca in straight sets in the first round.
Furthermore, Camilo Ugo Carabelli will measure up against Damir Dzumhur in another exciting match to secure his place in the quarter-finals. Carabelli achieved an important victory against the Spaniard Pedro Martínez in the previous round and will face a tough opponent at this stage of the tournament. Darderi, on his part, arrives at the match with less success in recent times.
