Could a Gael Monfils match possibly end quietly? It looked that way as Horacio Zeballos led 5-2 in the third set of their first-round encounter at the Rio Open presented by Claro on Tuesday evening. The Frenchman even faced match point as the left-hander served for the match at 5-3. But Monfils would find his entertaining best to win the final five games of the match to clinch a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 victory against the Argentine. "It was a tough match for me," Monfils said. "I never stopped believing and definitely had a huge help with the crowd. The crowd was amazing tonight." The recent Qatar ExxonMobil Open champion, who also advanced to the semi-finals at the Argentina Open last...
Watch Horacio Zeballos show off his athleticism against Gael Monfils in the first round of the Rio Open presented by Claro in this hot shot. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch as ATP World Tour stars Marin Cilic, Fabio Fognini, Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo enjoy the festivities at the Rio Carnival before getting their campaign at the Rio Open presented by Claro underway. Photo Credit: Rio Open.
Well, that's one way to close out a set! Watch Fabio Fognini's remarkable recovery from the brink of disaster to win a bizarre point against Thomaz Bellucci at the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Rio Open.
World No. 3 Marin Cilic arrived in Rio de Janeiro seeking his first title of the 2018 ATP World Tour season. And the Croat made an impressive start, ousting qualifier Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-2 in 80 minutes to begin his campaign at the Rio Open presented by Claro on Monday evening. "I'm feeling good. It was an okay match. It was a solid match, first one on clay," Cilic said. "I wouldn't say that I played really, really well. I felt that I played well. In the critical moments I think I played my own game, very offensive and overall I think I controlled the match quite okay." Cilic is fresh off of his second championship match appearance in the...