RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chile's sixth seed Nicolas Jarry recovered from a set down to beat Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo and advance to the last 16 of the ATP 500 Rio Open on Monday.
Jarry served 12 aces and won 73 percent of his first-serve points to prevail in two hours and 26 minutes on the outdoor clay of the Jockey Club Brasileiro.
"I got better as the match progressed," said the world No. 38. "But I'm still a long way from the level I know I'm capable of and the way I'm training. I'm doing everything within my control to regain my confidence and winning matches like this one certainly helps me."
The 29-year-old will face Francisco Comesana in the next round on Wednesday after the Argentine defeated Brazil's Gustavo Heide 7-6(2), 6-7(7) and 6-3.
The biggest surprise of Monday's matches was a 6-2, 7-5 victory by Chinese Taipei competitor Tseng Chun-hsin over third seed Alejandro Tabilo of Chile.
Others to progress to the round of 16 on Monday included Brazil's Thiago Monteiro and Alexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan. ■
