3rd-seeded Christian Garin advances to Rio Open quarters

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Chile's Christian Garin hits a return shot. (Darren Calabrese/CP)

RIO DE JANEIRO — Third-seeded Christian Garin of Chile advanced to the Rio Open quarterfinals Wednesday, beating Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-4, 6-3.

Garin will face Argentina’s Federico Coria, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 winner over Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garcia.

Home favourite Thiago Monteiro dropped out with a 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 loss to Hungary’s Attila Balazs.

Balazs will face Pedro Martinez Portero, a 6-1, 6-4 winner over Spanish countryman Pablo Andujar.

Top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria will play his round of 16 match Thursday against Spain’s Jaume Munar.

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