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It’s a wild semifinal lineup on the Rio Open, the place zero gamers within the prime 30 have superior at this ATP 500 match just one inside the highest 59 remains to be in competition for the title. Taking the courtroom on Saturday shall be world No. 31 Sebastian Baez, No. 60 Alexandre Muller, No. 86 Francisco Comesana, and No. 91 Camilo Ugo Carabelli.
The second semifinal between Muller and Comesana–which marks their first head-to-head encounter–is a showdown between two guys who aren’t very well-known however have taken Rio de Janeiro by storm.
Muller has unquestionably been essentially the most spectacular participant in your entire draw. The Sixtieth-ranked Frenchman silenced the Brazilian crowd by beating Buenos Aires champion Joao Fonseca within the first spherical after which dismissed eighth seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry and fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo. Three-set marathons have principally been the norm this week, however Muller has not dropped a single set. The 28-year-old is now 8-2 for the 2025 marketing campaign together with his first ATP title in Hong Kong.
