Comesana outlasts Jarry in three tiebreaks, advances to Rio Open quarter-finals

Argentinian Francisco Comesana edged out Chilean Nicolas Jarry, the No 6 seed, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 7-6 (6) to advance to the quarter-finals of the Rio Open at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday evening.

The 24-year-old reached his first ATP 500 quarter-final, saving a match point in the final-set tiebreak before closing the door on the world No 47 in three hours and 14 minutes. Jarry had a good look on a backhand return on his match-point chance at 6-5 in the tiebreak but it found the top of the net.

“I thought I lost,” he said on court after the win over the two-time Rio semi-finalist (2018 and 2023). “I am still thinking that I lost, but now I’ve won. I don’t know what to say.”

Comesana needed a total of six hours and 35 minutes to get through his first two rounds.

“I knew I had to serve very good, because he has such good shots, serve, return, forehand, backhand – he does everything so good,” Comesana said. “I’m learning every match.”

Comesana, ranked No 86, will play No 1 seed Alexander Zverev on Friday. The German is looking forward to the showdown.

“For sure I will do some homework,” Zverev said of Comesana. “He’s a young and up-and-coming player. He’s very good; especially on this surface I think he can do a lot of damage. I’m looking forward to our first meeting.”

In the previous round of the Rio tournament, the Argentine beat Brazilian wild card Gustavo Heide (7-6 (2), 6-7 (7), 6-3). Jarry, ranked No 47, beat Argentine qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round.

Rio de Janeiro ATP 500, other second-round matches :

• Jaume Munar vs. Jaime Faria
• Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs. Damir Dzumhur
• Alexandre Muller vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Francisco Cerundolo vs. Luciano Darderi
• Thiago Monteiro vs. Chun-Hsin Tseng
• Alexander Zverev vs. Alexander Shevchenko
• Sebastian Baez vs. Mariano Navone:

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