This Monday, February 19, the competition organized on Brazilian territory will begin. In addition to the Prince, Alejandro Tabilo, Christian Garin and Tomás Barrios will be present in the main draw, who already have opponents for their debut.
The ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro begins on Monday February 19. The Brazilian competition will begin after the conclusion of the Buenos Aires Open, which still has the presence of Nicolas Jarry (21st ATP), who will be measured in the semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) . In addition to the first national racket, the tournament will see the presence of three other Chileans: Alexandre Tabilo (54°), Christian Garin (91°) and Thomas Barrios (120°).
In this sense, the organization delivered the main board and the national representatives already know their rivals for their debut in the competition. This, yes, Unfortunately, everyone ended up on the same side of the main draw.
The premiere of the Chileans
Nicolas Jarry third seed of the tournament, will face the German Yannick Hanfmann (56th) in the first round . If he reaches the quarter-finals, the Prince could meet Garin, who will make his debut against the Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (64th).
Further down, but on the same side of the board, are Tabilo and Barrios. In the first place, The Toronto native will face the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (83rd).
The Chilanejo, for its part, will do the same with the local Gustavo Heide (239°) , who received a Wild Card to participate in the competition. On the other hand, Barrios entered the ATP main draw in Rio de Janeiro after receiving help from Carlos Alcaraz.
The Hispanic beat Andrea Vavassori (152nd) and prevented the Italian from using the Special Exempt to play on Brazilian soil. The Chilean was the number one reserve until Friday, the day his direct entry into the main draw was made official.
Barrios and Tabilo, like the other two nationals, could face each other in the quarterfinals. There could therefore also be a semi-final between compatriots . The biggest threats to that happening are Frenchman Arthur Fils (36th and seventh seed), Austrian Sebastian Ofner (38th and eighth seed) and Britain’s Cameron Norrie (20th second seed). On the other side of the tournament there is also Alcaraz, in addition to the Argentinian Sebastián Báez (30th and fifth seed) and Laslo Djere (35th and sixth seed).
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Source: Latercera
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