TOP-SEEDED defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fended off hard-hitting Nicolas Jarry 6-7 (2/7), 7-5, 6-0 yesterday to reach the final of the ATP Rio Open.
Alcaraz lined up a title rematch with second-seeded Briton Cameron Norrie, who outlasted Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3).