Another four Brazilians, Thiago Wild, Thiago Monteiro, Felipe Meligeni Alves and Gustavo Heide are guaranteed in the main key of the tournament, whose dispute starts on Monday (17)
Number 2 of Brazil and 99 in the world, debut against the French Alexander Muller, 58th of the Ranking of the Association of Professional Tennismen (ATP), no. The draw took place this Saturday (15) in Rio. Four Brazilians, Thiago Wild, Thiago Monteiro, Felipe Meligeni Alves and Gustavo Heide are guaranteed in the main key of the tournament, whose dispute starts on Monday (17). It will be the first confrontation between Fonseca and Muller. At the age of 18, Fonseca is in her first semifinal in ATP Tour tournament in Buenos Aires, where she faces Serbian Laslo Djere, champion of Rio Open on Saturday in 2019.
Ten years older than the Brazilian, Muller was runner-up at Hong Kong’s ATP 250 at the opening of the season, but was then eliminated in the premieres of Australian Open and Rosario’s Challenger by Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves. Meligeni Alves, 149th in the world, faces Alexander Shevchenko, 88th. Number one from Brazil and 77th from the world ranking, Thiago Wild will have as opponent the Spaniard Jaume Maunar, 53rd. Tennis player who closes the top 100, Thiago Monteiro plays against Argentine Facundo Diaz Acosta, 75th in the ranking.
“He is a very firm, very solid player. It even had a training marked with him now in the afternoon, ”said the Brazilian who participated in the key draw on Saturday. “We’ll have to change that.” Gustavo Heide is the 159th in the world and debut against Argentine Francisco Comesana, 84th in the ranking. The main player of the event in Rio is the runner-up of the world ranking, German Alexander Zverev, who faces Chinese Yuchaookete Bu, which occupies the 69th position in the ranking.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Matheus Lopes
