No. 3 Pablo Cuevas beaten in first round of Rio Open
Posted February 20, 2017 6:00 am
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Third-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay was knocked out in the first round of the Rio Open by Arthur de Greef of Belgium 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
In another first-round match on Monday on outdoor clay, Dusan Lajovic of Serbia won over Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 6-4. Casper Ruud of Norway also won, defeating Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-3, 6-4.
Argentina's Diego Schwartzman defeated compatriot Renzo Olivo 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, and Nicolas Kicker of Argentina beat Marco Cecchinato of Italy 7-5, 6-0.
Kei Nishikori of Japan is seeded No. 1 and Dominic Thiem of Austria is No. 2. On Tuesday, Nishikori faces Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil while Thiem plays Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.
Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas returns the ball to Arthur De Greef of Belgium at the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas returns the ball to Arthur De Greef of Belgium at the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Arthur De Greef of Belgium returns the ball to Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, at the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during a practice session of the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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