RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro was interrupted by rain on Friday for the second day in a row, and all quarterfinals were postponed to Saturday, with the tournament ending on Sunday.
The rains have already caused many casualties in several parts of the country in recent weeks. They have often upset this Rio Open.
The clash between Italian Matteo Berrettini, No. 6 in the world, and Thiago Monteiro (106th), the best Brazilian player, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, started around noon and then stopped when the Italian led 6-4. , 6-7 (6) and 4-3 in the deciding set.
He continued early in the night and Beretini only had to score two games to win his ticket to the quarterfinals.
The last game, between the Argentine Federico Delbonis and the Spanish candidate Carlos Alcaraz, was interrupted with 5-4 for the Spaniard, then it continued and the younger one won in a direct set. He will meet Beretini on Saturday in the quarterfinals.
