Caught in 'no-man's land' at the service line, Pablo Carreno Busta hits an improbable volley winner in the Rio de Janeiro semis. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Friday highlights as Casper Ruud reaches his first ATP World Tour semi-final at the Rio Open presented by Claro, plus wins for Dominic Thiem, Pablo Carreno Busta and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump
Pablo Carreno Busta talks about progressing past Alexandr Dolgopolov to make the semi-finals of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta weathered a stern test on Thursday from Victor Estrella Burgos to reach the quarter-finals of the Rio Open presented by Claro with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win. Carreno Busta comfortably cruised through the opening set but Estrella Burgos, who received a Lucky Loser spot into the main draw after Gerald Melzer withdrew due to illness, grabbed the lone break in the second set at 5-4 to send the match into a decider. But the Spaniard was not to be denied, breaking Estrella Burgos twice and dropping just five points on serve to wrap up the contest in one hour and 42 minutes. He improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record over the Dominican Republican player to...
Watch Thursday highlights as Alexandr Dolgopolov moves past Horacio Zeballos at the Rio Open presented by Claro, plus wins for Thiago Monteiro, Pablo Carreno Busta and Casper Ruud. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump