Austrian Dominic Thiem DENIS LOVROVIC / AFP
The Italian Lorenzo Musetti, 18th player in the world and seeded N.3 of the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro, was eliminated 6-4, 6-1 as soon as he entered the competition on Monday by the Chilean Nicolás Jarry, 139th in the standings . On the clay of the biggest South American tournament, the young Italian was surprised in just 1 hour 13 minutes of play by the next opponent of the Spaniard Pedro Martinez (76th).
This elimination is the business of Carlos Alcaraz, the Spanish world No.2 who starts Tuesday against the regional Mateus Alves, and those of the Briton Cameron Norrie, seeded No.2 who will be opposed to the Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
The 1st round made another victim of choice in the person of the Austrian Dominic Thiem, winner here in 2017. Fallen to the 96th rank in the world, the ex-N.3 at the ATP was defeated 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2) by the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, only 83rd in the world. In the next round, the young Auriverde will face the winner of the Norrie-Cerundolo duel.
Results of the 1st round of the ATP tournament in Rio de Janeiro (men’s singles):
Laslo Djere (SRB) beat Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 6-2, 3-2 (abandoned)
Nicolás Jarry (CHI) bats Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/N.3) 6-4, 6-1
Pedro Martinez (ESP) bat Christian Garin (CHI) 7-6 (7/0), 6-4
Alex Molcan (SVK/N.9) beat João Fonseca (BRA) 6-0, 6-3
Hugo Dellien (BOL) beat Joao Sousa (POR) 6-0, 6-2
Thiago Monteiro (BRA) bat Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2)