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It’s semifinal day in Doha, with some of the top seeds gone, but others still alive.

Will Andrey Rublev have anything left after an in extremis victory over the higher-ranked Alex de Minaur? Already, just getting through that has to be good for his confidence.

In Rio, they’re only at the quarterfinal stage. But beyond top seed Alexander Zverev, the draw is a bit decimated in terms of star power; it didn’t have a load of it to start with.

But there are a lot of Argentines still alive.

(Rio is 2 hours behind ET; Doha is 8 hours ahead)

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Rio Open
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: ATP 500 
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: Feb. 17 – 23, 2025
Prize Money: $2,574,145
Draws: S32 – D16

Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
Order of play

Quadra Guga Kuerten (5 p.m. start – 3 p.m. ET)

1. [5] Sebastian Baez (ARG) vs. [Q] Chun-Hsin Tseng (TPE) H2H

2. [1] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. Francesco Comesana (ARG) H2H (not before 6 p.m.)

3. [4] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) vs [8] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) OR Alexandre Muller (FRA) H2H

Quadra 1

1. [LL] Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) vs [LL] Jaime Faria (POR) H2H

2. [1] Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG) vs. Pedro Martinez / Jaume Munar (ESP)

3. Rafael Matos / Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs Luciano Darderi (ITA) / Mariano Navone (ARG)

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Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Location: Doha, Qatar
Category: ATP 500 
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: 17 – 22, 2025
Prize Money: $3,095,960
Draws: S32 – D16

Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
Order of play

Center Court  (2 p.m. start – 6 a.m. ET)

1. [2] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) vs. Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski (GBR)

2. Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Ivan Dodig (CRO) vs Julian Cash / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) 

3. Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [5] Andrey Rublev (RUS) H2H (not before 6 p.m.)

4. [8] Jack Draper (GBR) vs Jiri Lehecka (CZE) H2H

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