Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Feb 21 (Ians) Local star Thiago Monteiro reached the second round at a tour-level event for the first time this season when he clawed past former champion Dominic Thiem 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2) at the Rio Open here.
In a hard-fought clash in the Atp 500 event on Monday night, the home favourite raced out of the blocks, winning the first five games before sealing the set on serve.
After the former World No. 3 Thiem levelled scores by winning the second set 6-3, Monteiro held his nerve in the third set, saving all four break points he faced to advance after two hours and 46 minutes in their first Atp head-to-head meeting.
The 28-year-old Monteiro, currently No. 80 in the Atp Live Rankings, is making his seventh appearance at the clay-court tournament in Brazil, with his best result being a quarterfinal run in 2017. Monteiro will look to reach that stage again...
In a hard-fought clash in the Atp 500 event on Monday night, the home favourite raced out of the blocks, winning the first five games before sealing the set on serve.
After the former World No. 3 Thiem levelled scores by winning the second set 6-3, Monteiro held his nerve in the third set, saving all four break points he faced to advance after two hours and 46 minutes in their first Atp head-to-head meeting.
The 28-year-old Monteiro, currently No. 80 in the Atp Live Rankings, is making his seventh appearance at the clay-court tournament in Brazil, with his best result being a quarterfinal run in 2017. Monteiro will look to reach that stage again...
- 2/21/2023
- by News Bureau
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