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Patna : 7th seed Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, 18, Spain, and World No 74 Pablo Andujar, 36, Spain, reached the 2nd round of Rio Open, an ATP 500 points outdoor clay courts tournament at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 15, 2022.
World No 29 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia beat compatriot and World No 89 Jaume Munar, 24, in three-sets 2-8, 6-2, 6-1 in first round in 2hr 15 minutes rallying back from 1 set down. Garfia won 5 break points during the match to 3 by Munar. Garfia, in all, won 82 points during the match to 69 by Munar. Garfia won 7 games in a row during the match to 6 by Munar. Munar though won 34 receiving points to 32 by Garfia.
World No 74 Andujar beat World No 104 Pablo Cuevas, 36, Uruguay, in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 in first round in 2hr 11 minutes. Andujar won 3 break points during the match to 2 by Cuevas. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match. The Spaniard though won 84 points during the match to 76 points by Cuevas. Andujar won 38 receiving points to 23 by the Uruguayan.