World Tour Rio Open presented by Claro Results

February 16, 2026 | 9:36 PM

Monday

At Jockey Club Brasileiro

Rio de Janeiro

Purse: $2,469,450

Surface: Red clay

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) _ Results Monday from Rio Open presented by Claro at Jockey Club Brasileiro (seedings in parentheses):

Men’s Singles

Round of 32

Thiago Agustin Tirante, Argentina, def. Cristian Garin, Chile, 7-5, 6-3.

Alejandro Tabilo, Chile, def. Emilio Nava, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Daniel Altmaier (7), Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (7).

Vit Kopriva, Czechia, def. Gustavo Heide, Brazil, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Ignacio Buse, Peru, def. Igor Marcondes, Brazil, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, def. Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva, Brazil, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Men’s Doubles

Round of 16

Marcelo Melo and Joao Fonseca, Brazil, def. Andrea Pellegrino, Italy, and Roman Andres Burruchaga, Argentina, 6-4, 6-4.

The arrival of AJ Dybantsa gives Wizards hope

By Tadiwos Abedje
June 30, 2026 | 3:39 PM

For the first time in almost a half-century, the Washington Wizards could be closer to contending for an NBA title with the arrival of AJ Dybantsa. The team drafted the 6-foot-9 forward with the first pick of the 2026 NBA draft after finishing as one of the worst teams in the league in the past three years. They got the No. 1 overall pick after winning the draft lottery in May for the first time since 2010 -- when they drafted John Wall. The Wizards hope, with the arrival of Dybantsa, that they can start winning games and competing for the playoffs with a chance to win their first championship since 1978. In the past three seasons, they finished with a combined record of 50-196. “We’re definitely getting a difference maker on the basketball court. There’s no doubt about that,” Wizards general manager Will Dawkins said. “What I would want our fans to know night one is that he is a worker. He is a passionate person who loves basketball and will continue to work and get better.”