Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie reached the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro after two spectacular matches against Nicolas Jarry and Bernabe Zapata Miralles respectively.

Carlos Alcaraz – Cameron Norrie, in the ATP Rio de Janeiro final

The titular champion and the main favorite of the Brazilian competition Alcaraz (2 ATP) won after two hours and 42 minutes of the game of the Chilean Jarry (139 ATP), the score (2) 6-7, 7-5, 6-0.

Norrie (13 ATP, 2 favourite) took two hours and 30 minutes to overcome Iberian Zapata Miralles (63 ATP), 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(3).

Know:

• Carlos and Cameron met a week ago in the finals of the tournament in Buenos Aires, and the Iberian won: 6-3, 7-5.

• If he wins the tournament, Alcaraz will share Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings (6,980 points each), but the Serb will retain the top spot (he has more points in Grand Slams, Masters 1000 Series and Champions Tour tournaments). ).

The Rio Open takes place from February 20 to 26 on clay, is part of the ATP 500 category and has a total prize pool of $2,178,980.