Ignacio Buse survives Matteo Berrettini, Rio de Janeiro qualifier delayed by heavy rain | ATP Tour
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Bus survives Berrettini, Rio qualifying delayed by rain
Echeverry scores 100th win, sending Kopriva into semi-finals
February 21, 2026
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Ignacio Booth plays in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
Visakha Khandelwal
Ignacio Buse added another unforgettable moment at the 2026 Rio Open presented by Claro on Friday.
One day after defeating third seed and home favorite Joao Fonseca, the 21-year-old defeated former PIF ATP No. 6 Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 clay court event.
With this victory, the Peruvian advances to the semi-finals of Tour level for the second time, where he will face either Thiago Agustin Tirant or Alejandro Tabilo.
Elsewhere in the quarter-finals, eighth seed Thomas Martin Echeverry earned a landmark victory. The 26-year-old defeated lucky loser Jaime Faria 7-6(4), 6-4 for his 100th tour-level victory. The Argentine saved all five break points he faced in the first set.
In the semi-finals, Echeverri will face Vit Kopriva, who easily defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4, 6-4 in which he did not face a break point. By defeating Cerundolo, Kopriva reached his second tour-level semifinal, five years after reaching his first ATP Tour semifinal in Gstaad in 2021.
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