Brazilians João Fonseca and Marcelo Melo guaranteed themselves in the Rio Open decision. The classification was achieved after overcoming the Germans Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner by 2 sets to 1, partials of 6/2, 2/6 and 13/11, this Saturday afternoon (21) on the Guga Kuerten court, the main court of the Jockey Club Brasileiro, which is located in Gávea, south of Rio de Janeiro.
BRAZIL IN THE DOUBLES FINAL ONCE AGAIN 🔥
🇧🇷 Melo/Fonseca 🇧🇷 have another great game, beat Schnaitter/Wallner 6/2 2/6 13-11 and are in the final, where they will face the winners of (3) Andreozzi/Guinard x Frantzen/Haase#RioOpen pic.twitter.com/YARPduxsn5
— Rio Open (@RioOpenOficial) February 21, 2026
Now, Fonseca and Melo are waiting for the other semifinal to find out their opponents in the big decision. The other finalist will be defined in the confrontation between the German Constantin Frantzen and the Dutch Robin Haase and between the Argentine Guido Andreozzi and the French Manuel Guinard.
Elimination in singles
A doubles title could serve as a kind of consolation prize for João Fonseca, who was left out of the singles competition after being surprised, last Thursday (19), by the Peruvian Ignácio Buse. The Brazilian was defeated by the 91st in the world in singles by 2 sets to 1, partials of 7/5, 3/6 and 4/6, in the round of 16 of the Rio Open.
The Rio Open is an ATP 500 level tournament, the third in importance on the circuit, which gives 500 points to the champion in the rankings. Only ATP 1000 level events and Grand Slams (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open) have greater weight.
