Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie have carried over their momentum from final week’s Argentina Open to the Rio Open in Brazil.
Norrie superior to spherical of 16 within the clay court docket occasion on Tuesday, whereas Alcaraz was a recreation away from progressing when rain compelled play to be halted for the day.
Teenage US Open champion Alcaraz, who beat Norrie in Buenos Aires on Sunday to win the Argentina Open, received the the primary set 6-4 in opposition to Mateus Alves and led 5-3 within the second when play was stopped.
Top seed Alcaraz struggled at instances along with his highly effective forehand in opposition to Alves, ranked 556. The match is scheduled to renew on Wednesday, and the winner will face both Fabio Fognini or Marcelo Barrios Vera within the subsequent spherical.
Second-seeded and Thirteenth-ranked Norrie beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo 7-5 6-1. Norrie trailed 5-3 within the first set earlier than rallying previous Cerundolo, who’s ranked 107.
The 27-year-old Norrie will subsequent face house crowd favorite Thiago Monteiro, who eradicated 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem on Monday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
