After Australia expanded, Carlos Alcaraz just attended a single tournament, Argentina Open. Here, the Spaniard is the No. 1 seed and has quite impressive performances. However, he missed an appointment with the championship when he lost to Nicolas Jarry in the semi -finals.
Leaving Argentina, Alcaraz moved to Brazil to attend Rio Open – ATP 500 on the ground. He continues to be the No. 1 seed and is most appreciated for the championship.
According to the draw results, Alcaraz will face Thiago Monteiro in the opening match. The host player is ranked 102 in the world and is expected to receive defeat easily against Alcaraz. However, he was the one who had a ticket to go on.
Accordingly, Alcaraz was injured at the beginning of the match. The first game, when the score was 15-15, Monteiro had a polishing situation that made Alcaraz playing and being overturned. After medical care, the No. 1 seed decided to withdraw from the tournament.
With this result, Monteiro won the ticket to the second round. Here, the Brazilian player will face Felipe Meligeni Alves to win the quarterfinals.
