Reis knocks out eighth seed to become first Brazilian in Sauípe quarter-finals
Santos still have no deadline to settle image rights two months overdue with the squad. Registered salaries are due on Monday (9), and the board has promised to ease the debts as cash comes into the club.
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O pernambucano João Lucas Reis tornou-se o primeiro brasileiro a chegar às quartas do Costa do Sauipe Open, na Costa do Sauípe (BA). Nesta quinta-feira, o 177º do ranking, de 26 anos, eliminou o dinamarquês Elmer Moller, cabeça 8 e 150º colocado, por 6/2 e 6/1, em 1h26.
Depois do título em Antofagasta e da semifinal em Guayaquil, Reis vive o melhor ranking da carreira. A classificação para as quartas do challenger 125, em quadras de saibro, vale 16 pontos na ATP, mas nesta semana precisa defender 44 pontos do vice em Lima no ano passado.
O próximo rival sai de Thiago Wild, paranaense cabeça 3 e 110º do mundo, ou do uruguaio Franco Roncadelli, 261º. Reis venceu o duelo mais recente com Wild, que lidera o histórico por 3 a 2; contra Roncadelli, perdeu os três encontros anteriores.
O jogo abriu com games longos e quebras de ambos os lados até o 2/2. A partir daí, Reis assumiu o controle, emendou oito games seguidos, fechou o primeiro set e abriu 4/0 na segunda parcial. O saque não foi mais ameaçado, ele conseguiu outra quebra e fechou o jogo após seis match-points.
Também na disputa por vaga está Thiago Monteiro, 32 anos, 233º do ranking: encara o italiano Marco Cecchinato e, se vencer, pega o principal cabeça de chave, o argentino Facundo Diaz Acosta, 72º do mundo.
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