Dominic Thiem is set to make his return to competitive tennis at the Rio Open today. It will his first match since the Australian Open. He is happy to be back on clay courts as he recently said in an interview. He won't be the only high profile player on the courts today. SO let's see how the schedule shapes up-
The program will be kicked off by Borna Coric and Juan Ignacio Londero. Both players enjoy playing on clay courts but neither of them is in particular form. At the same time as them, the court will feature 2nd seed Dusan Lajovic who will play against Marco Cecchinato.
The Rio crowd will also see freshly crowned Buenos Aires champion Casper Ruud who is having an extraordinary start to the clay season. Thiago Monteiro will defend the colors of his native country when he plays against Guido Pella. That match will be played later in the evening and it will most likely close out the program.
All in all the schedule of play indicates that there will be 9 singles matches played today so the Rio crowd will have plenty of tennis to be excited about. We will have recaps for you as well so be sure to visit us later in the day.
*All times are displayed in the local Rio de Janeiro time.