Last week, the first ATP 500 of the year was Rotterdam Open just took place. In the end, Daniil Medvedev won the championship. In the final, he defeated Jannik Sinner to be crowned.
This week, ATP Tour will have the next ATP 500 prize, Rio Open. This is an outdoor clay court held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament takes place from 20 to February 26, 2-23.
At Rio Open, Carlos Alcaraz is ranked No. 1 seed. Notably, he is also the reigning championship of the tournament. Last season, 19 -year -old player defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final to be crowned.
In addition to Alcaraz, Rio Open also has some other notable faces, Lorenzo Musetti or Dominic Thiem. The players will play in the formula of 3 sets 2, with a series of tie-break reaching point 7.
Tomorrow morning on February 21, Rio Open will officially start. At around 5:00 pm, Dominic Thiem will face Thiago Monteiro. Before that, the first match will start at about 2:30.
In parallel with Rio Open, ATP has a tournament in the 250 category of Qatar Open. This 20 February, the tournament will also enter the first day of competition. The tournament has the presence of names like Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev.
Tennis schedule today 20/2/2023
