Rio Open: Ramos-Vinolas edges Varillas in first-round thriller

Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas edged out Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the Rio Open at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Monday evening.

Ramos-Vinolas, ranked No 96, will face No 4 seed Francisco Cerundolo next.

Rio de Janeiro ATP 500, other first-round results (Jockey Club Brasileiro, clay, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):

• Arthur Fils vs. Joao Fonseca
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Thiago Monteiro
• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Federico Coria vs. Mariano Navone
• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Cristian Garin
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Daniel Elahi Galan
• Corentin Moutet vs. Sebastian Baez
• Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Pedro Cachin
• Alejandro Tabilo vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
• Sebastian Ofner vs. Jaume Munar
• Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Laslo Djere
• Hugo Dellien vs. Cameron Norrie: monday
• Tomas Barrios Vera beat Gustavo Heide (WC): 7-5, 6-3
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Francisco Comesana (Q): 6-1, 1-6, 6-2