Rio Open: Bellucci loses final ATP match, falling to Baez

Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 6 seed, reached the second round of the Rio Open by beating Brazilian wildcard Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 6-2 at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday night.

Bellucci, a former world No 21, played his last match on the ATP Tour. He represented Brazil at three Olympic Games and earned 200 ATP wins and four ATP titles.

Baez, ranked No 35, will face Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas next.

Rio de Janeiro ATP500, other first-round results (Jockey Club Brasileiro, clay, USD 2.013.940, most recent results first):

• Fabio Fognini beat Tomas Barrios Vera (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Mateus De Carvalho Cardoso Alves (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas (7) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
• Dusan Lajovic beat Diego Schwartzman (5): 6-1, 6-4
• Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Jaume Munar: 6-3, 7-5
• Cameron Norrie (2) beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo (LL): 7-5, 6-1
• Francisco Cerundolo (4) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Daniel Elahi Galan beat Pedro Cachin: 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Juan Pablo Varillas beat Hugo Gaston (Q): 7-5, 6-4
• Nicolas Jarry (Q) beat Lorenzo Musetti (3): 6-4, 6-1
• Laslo Djere beat Facundo Bagnis (Q): 6-2, 3-2 ret.
• Thiago Monteiro beat Dominic Thiem: 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
• Hugo Dellien beat João Sousa: 6-0, 6-2
• Alex Molcan (9) beat Joao Fonseca (WC): 6-0, 6-3
• Pedro Martinez beat Cristian Garin: 7-6, 6-4

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