The ATP 500 tournament Rio Open continues today with the semifinals. In the first semifinal meet the world number 5 Rafael Nadal, who is seeded 1st in Rio, and the unseeded Pablo Cuevas. The other match is between G. Pella and the world number 19 Dominic Thiem. It is expected that the matches start at 17:00 GMT.
To get to the semifinals, the former world number 1, Rafael Nadal, had eliminated Pablo Carreno Busta in the first round 6:1 6:4, Nicolas Almagro 6:3 7:5 in the 1/8 finals and he skipped the 1/4 finals due to Dolgopolov's retirement. He has not lost a set in by now. His opponent, Pablo Cuevas, won his matches against Facundo Bagnis 6:2 6:0 in the first round, Thiago Montero 7:6 6:3 in the second round, and Federico Delbonis 6:4 7:6 in the 1/4 finals.
The participant in the other semifinal, Guido Pella eliminated the US star John Isner in the first round 7:6 5:7 7:6, Santiago Giraldo 6:4 6:0 in the second round, and Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the 1/4 finals. His opponent, Dominic Thiem, eliminated on his way to this stage Pablo Andujjar 6:3 6:4, Diego Schwartzman 7:5 7:5 in the second round and the champion from the last year, David Ferrer 4:6 6:1 6:4 in the 1/4 finals.
Links for the matches:
Nadal - Cuevas click here
Thiem - Pella click here
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