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Carlos Alcaraz played down concerns about a fresh leg injury after reaching the final of the Rio Open on Saturday, saying it was normal for him to compete with some pain and he would be 100 per cent ready to face Cameron Norrie.
Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles gave Cameron Norrie a scare before the Brit recovered to win in three sets 6-2 3-6 7-6(3) and advance to the Rio Open final Zapata Miralles had beaten fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar and Albert Ramos Vinolas as well as Argentinian veteran Francisco Cerundolo to advance to the semi-finals, while Norrie had beaten lucky loser Juan Cerundolo, Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, and Bolivian Hugo Dellien. Ad Norrie split the opening games with his Spanish opponent, with each holding serve. ATP Rio de JaneiroAlcaraz comes from behind to beat Fognini and reach Rio Open quarter-finalsYESTERDAY AT 09:24 The Brit then got an early break in the next game, before holding to take a 3-1 lead.
Carlos Alcaraz continued his title defence at the Rio Open after defeating Fabio Fognini to reach the quarter-finals in a rollercoaster match that lasted two hours and 47 minutes. In what was a rematch of last year's semi-final, Alcaraz got over the line with a 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 victory. Ad The opening set took over 64 minutes to finish with eight breaks of serve, before Fognini was able to edge the tie-breaker.
Cameron Norrie beat Brazil's Thiago Monteiro 7-5 7-5 in a hard-fought match at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro to progress to the quarter-finals of the Rio Open. He will play Hugo Dellien in the last eight of the ATP 500 event in Brazil. Ad Norrie had opportunities to serve it out at 5-4 in both sets, but Monteiro rallied, only to go on to lose in straight sets.
Carlos Alcaraz came up with a classy gesture as heavy rain disrupted his first-round match with Brazilian Mateus Alves at the Rio Open on Tuesday. As the rain poured and everyone dived for cover at Quadra Guga Kuerten, Alcaraz beckoned over a soaked ball kid and invited her to join him under his sheltered bench by the side of the court.
DUBAI: The top two seeds in this week’s WTA 1000 field are safely through to round three of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after making light work of their second-round matches on a topsy-turvy day for seeded players at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie have carried over their momentum from last week’s tournament to the Rio Open on Tuesday.
Cameron Norrie overcame a slow start to beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo 7-5 6-1 to reach the second round of the Rio Open. Norrie, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the Argentina Open final on Sunday, was far from his best but did enough to advance into the last-16. Ad He will play Thiago Monteiro on Wednesday, after the Brazilian beat Dominic Thiem 6-1 3-6 7-6(2).