Rio Open: Meligeni Alves through to second round
Felipe Meligeni Alves won against Pedro Cachin 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday night. He’ll play the winner of the match between Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, and Brazilian wildcard Thiago Monteiro in the next round
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves -Fotoarena / Panoramic
Brazilian qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves advanced to the second round of the Rio Open by defeating Argentinian Pedro Cachin 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday night.
Meligeni Alves, ranked No 153, will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, and Brazilian wildcard Thiago Monteiro next.
Rio de Janeiro ATP 500, other first-round results (Jockey Club Brasileiro, clay, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):
- Federico Coria vs. Mariano Navone
- Arthur Fils vs. Joao Fonseca
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Thiago Monteiro
- Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Cristian Garin: tuesday
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Stan Wawrinka: tuesday
- Dusan Lajovic vs. Daniel Elahi Galan: tuesday
- Sebastian Baez (5) beat Corentin Moutet (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Jaume Munar beat Sebastian Ofner (8): 6-3, 6-1
- Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Alejandro Tabilo: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Laslo Djere (6) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-3, 6-1
- Cameron Norrie (2) beat Hugo Dellien: 6-3, 6-2
- Tomas Barrios Vera beat Gustavo Heide (WC): 7-5, 6-3
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Francisco Cerundolo (4) beat Francisco Comesana (Q): 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
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