Argentinian tennis players will have an intense day this Tuesday at the ATP 500 in Rio, where the last matches of the first round of the Brazilian tournament will be played. According to the Argentine News Agency, the first match of the day will be at 4:30 PM (Argentina time), when two matches with Argentinians will be played simultaneously. In one of those matches, Camilo Ugo Carabelli (5th) will face Román Burruchaga, while in the other, Tomás Etcheverry (8th) will face Francisco Comesaña. Although Ugo Carabelli and Etcheverry are the favorites to advance, having reached the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively at the Argentina Open, Burruchaga and Comesaña should not be counted out, as they have more than enough potential to pull off an upset. Later, no earlier than 5:40 PM, it will be the turn of the Cerúndolo brothers. Francisco, who comes off winning the Argentina Open and arrives at this tournament as the top seed, will have an interesting clash with his compatriot Mariano Navone, while Juan Manuel will face the Italian Luciano Darderi (2nd), a player who has grown a lot tennis-wise in recent months. The last Argentine to take the court will be Sebastián Báez (4th), who, no earlier than 6:50 PM, will face the Portuguese Jaime Faria, who entered the main draw due to the withdrawal of the Spaniard Carlos Taberner. The activity for the Argentinians at the ATP 500 in Rio started with good news, as on Monday Thiago Tirante reached the quarterfinals after his victory over the Chilean Christian Garín.
