Rain disrupts Brazilian players at Guayaquil Challenger

Rainfall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has interrupted several matches at the Challenger 75 tournament. The weather suspended the round of 16 singles match between Brazilian João Lucas Reis and Ecuadorian Emilio Camacho, with Camacho leading 6/4, 4/3 at the time of the stoppage. Reis, currently at a career-high ranking of 186, is expected to resume play on Friday.

In the doubles competition, the Brazilian duo of Luis Britto and Marcelo Zormann was also interrupted while trailing 5/4 against Mariano Kestelboim and Diego Hidalgo. Earlier in the tournament, the pair of Natan Rodrigues and Bruno Oliveira lost their match to Boris Arias and Ignacio Carou with a score of 6/1, 7/5.

João Lucas Reis entered the tournament following a six-match winning streak and a recent title in Antofagasta. His performance in Guayaquil is expected to further improve his world ranking.