Top seeds crash out of ATP Rio Open

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-02-20 15:33

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Austria's Dominic Thiem hits a return to Serbia's Laslo Djere during the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb 19, 2019. [Photo/IC]

RIO DE JANEIRO - Five of the top six seeds, including defending champion Dominic Thiem, were eliminated in an upset-filled first round of the ATP Rio Open on Tuesday.

Austria's Thiem, the No 1 seed, lost to Serbia's Laslo Dere 6-3, 6-3 while second seed Fabio Fognini of Italy fell to Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime 6-2, 6-3.

Italy's Fabio Fognini in action during the match against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta during the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 19, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]

Italian Marco Cecchinato, the third seed who won the Argentina Open on Sunday, was ousted by Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene 7-5, 7-6 (1).

Fifth seed Joao Sousa of Portugal and Serbia's sixth seed Dusan Lajovic also crashed out of the ATP 500 event on the outdoor clay of the Jockey Club Brasileiro. Sousa was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 by Guido Pella of Argentina and Lajovic succumbed to Briton Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-1.

Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas was leading fourth seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 3-0 in the first set when their match was suspended due to rain.

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