Rio Open: Cerundolo moves into last eight
Francisco Cerundolo beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between Dusan Lajovic and No 6 seed Laslo Djere in the next round
Francisco Cerundolo in Davis Cup action in 2024 (Imago/Panoramic)
Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed, won against Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2, 6-1 to move into the last eight of the Rio Open at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday evening.
Cerundolo, ranked No 22, will play the winner of the match between Dusan Lajovic and No 6 seed Laslo Djere next.
The Argentinian beat qualifier Francisco Comesana (6-1, 1-6, 6-2) in the previous round of the Rio tournament.
In the previous round of the Rio tournament, Ramos-Vinolas, ranked No 96, edged out Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (3-6, 6-3, 7-5).
Rio de Janeiro ATP 500, other second-round results (Jockey Club Brasileiro, clay, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):
- Mariano Navone vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Sebastian Baez
- Thiago Monteiro vs. Felipe Meligeni Alves
- Tomas Barrios Vera vs. Cameron Norrie
- Jaume Munar vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Dusan Lajovic vs. Laslo Djere
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