[Trending News] Firm step of Spanish tennis in Rio

The ATP calendar has reached a week of those that despite not having a great tournament if has many open fronts to be awarebecause in two tournaments, each at a tip of the world, they are playing the vast majority of the 'top' of the panorama. And they don't have much to do, then On Doha's fast track We can find Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and company, while en the land of river They are Alexander Zverev or the new planetary promise, Joao Fonseca. But in the Carioca event there is much more, because too There are Spanish players wanting to 'liarla'and one of them has started well, Jaume Munar.

The Balearic player is being one of the sensations of the course and gradually continues to draw good resultsbut now comes the one that its fetish surface, the clay, and in it it had a complicated premiere, but it has not only achieved victory with suffering, but it has won the respect of the public, because it has defeated one of theirs . Munar has defeated the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, an earthly consummatealthough and low hours, in an hour and 55 minutes and with partial 6-4, 3-6 and 6-0.

After a great start, in the second set the piston lowered, since some relaxation was added with the growth of the Carioca, sponsored by the stands, but in the third it was another story. Munar took a great step forward and ended up closing big, with a very level victory topped by a rosco. Thus, the 55 of the ATP accesses the round of 16, being the first Spanish to achieve it waiting for the rest to debut.

A surprise and great victories

In the rest of the day the big surprise has been The defeat of the second favorite (It was the third, but the withdrawal of Musetti has given him the ascent), Alejandro Tabilo, who has been destroyed by Taiwanés Chun-Hsin Tsegthe 125 ATP, one of the competitors from the previous phase, which has not given him the option until he was overcome in two sets, 6-2 and 7-5. In the rest of the day, Nico Jarry won the Argentine Juan Manuel Cerú by 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4. Francisco Comesaña needed three hours and 21 minutes to eliminate the Brazilian Gustavo Heide by 7-6, 6-7 and 6-3 and Thiago Monteiro won the Argentine Facundo Díaz Acosta 3-6, 6-3 and 7-6in which it was the only local victory of the day.