Top seed Francisco Cerundolo retires in Rio de Janeiro due to injury | ATP Tour
Rio de Janeiro
Top seed Cerundolo retires in Rio de Janeiro due to injury
Tirante advances to the quarter-finals
February 19, 2026
Rio Open offered by Claro
Francisco Cerundolo was compelled to retire towards Thiago Agustin Tirante on Wednesday in Rio.
By ATP Staff
Argentina Thiago Agustin Tirante led countryman and prime seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-2, 3-1 in the second spherical of the Rio Open presented by Claro on Wednesday night when Cerundolo retired due to a again injury.
Fresh off a run to his hometown title on the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, Cerundolo made an excellent begin on the Rio de Janeiro ATP 500 occasion with a straight-sets win towards Mariano Navone. But he was unable to make it by way of his match with Tirante.
“It’s not good to win like this, especially with Fran, one of my friends. Any moment, I didn’t see anything,” Tirante stated. “I knew that he was very tired from last week, so I had to improve myself on the court and focus on me.”
After one sport in the second set, Cerundolo requested a go to from the physio and obtained therapy on his again. That didn’t permit him to push on for much longer, although.
Tirante hit an ace to take a 3-1 lead — his seventh ace of the match, in accordance to Infosys ATP Stats — and Cerundolo barely moved for the ball. The prime seed then approached the web to shake fingers along with his good friend and retire.
Tirante will subsequent tackle Francesco Passaro or Alejandro Tabilo.
