5th-seeded Sousa out of Rio Open, Cuevas advances

Posted February 21, 2019 6:00 am

The Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Fifth-seeded Joao Sousa was eliminated from the Rio Open on Thursday, adding to the list of favorites knocked out of the clay-court tournament in the early stages.

Norwegian Casper Ruud topped Portugal's Sousa 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the round of 16.

Top seeds Dominic Thiem of Austria, Italians Fabio Fognini and Marco Cecchinato, and Diego Schwartzman of Argentina already were ousted.

In the quarterfinals, Ruud will face Serbia's Laslo Dere, who eliminated Japan's Taro Daniel 6-4, 6-2.

2016 Rio Open champion Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay advanced after beating Argentina's Juan Ignacio Londero 6-1, 6-4.

Cuevas will face Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the quarterfinals. Ramos-Vinolas defeated Argentina's Federico Delbonis 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

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