The Round of 16 matches at the ATP 500 in Rio will begin this Wednesday, marking an intense day of action for Argentine tennis players. The first to take to the court will be Román Burruchaga and Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, who will play their respective matches starting at 16:30. The younger Cerúndolo, coming off a significant victory against Italian Luciano Darderi (seeded 2nd), will face German Yannick Hanfmann on Court 1. Burruchaga, for his part, has an interesting matchup against Czech Vit Kopriva on Court 2. The last Argentines to play on Wednesday will be Francisco Cerúndolo (seeded 1st) and Thiago Tirante, who will face each other for the first time in an ATP tournament, no earlier than 19:00 (Argentina time). Cerúndolo, the highest-ranked Argentine (19th), just secured the most important title of his career by winning the Argentina Open, while Tirante defeated Chile's Cristian Garín in his debut. The day will conclude with the match between Chile's Alejandro Tabilo and Italian Francesco Passaro, scheduled for no earlier than 20:10.
