The Brazilian Thiago Monteiro started his participation in the ninth edition of the Rio Open with a 2 sets to 1 victory over the Austrian Dominic Thiem, champion of the 2020 edition of the US Open 2020 and the 2017 Rio Open. final, the Ceará player needed two hours and 44 minutes to win by 6/1, 3/6 and 7/6 (7/2) on the night of this Monday (20).
Right after the triumph, Monteiro published the following message on his profile on a social network: “Thank you Rio Open for another unforgettable night”.
Brazil had another representative on the court this Monday, the newcomer João Fonseca. The 16-year-old opened the biggest tennis tournament in South America and ended up being beaten by 2 sets to 0 (partials of 6/0 and 6/3) by the Slovakian Alex Molcan.
Rio Open
The Rio Open is one of 13 ATP 500 level championships, one of the most important categories in tennis. It is one of three events of this size played on clay, along with Hamburg (Germany) and Barcelona (Spain).
