Monteiro Upsets Argentine Before Rain Soaks Quito
Monteiro Upsets Argentine Before Rain Soaks Quito
Feb072018
On Wednesday, seventh seed Karlovic meets Escobedo
Brazilian Thiago Monteiro snuck in an upset before rain suspended play on Tuesday at the Ecuador Open in Quito.
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The 23-year-old knocked off fifth seed Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-4, 7-6(8), saving the only break point he faced in the one-hour and 39-minute match. Monteiro will next face either Italian lucky loser Alessandro Giannessi or Peter Polansky of Canada.
Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena beat Italy’s Federico Gaio 7-6(5), 6-3 in the only other completed match of the day. Wednesday’s play kicks off with seventh seed Ivo Karlovic facing Ernesto Escobedo of the U.S.A.