SAO PAULO (REUTERS) - The final of tennis' Brazil Open was interrupted by rain on Sunday and will recommence on Monday, with Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas leading Pablo Cuevas 7-6 (7-3), 3-3.

The match was delayed for more than two hours before the organisers opted to restart it at noon local time (11pm in Singapore) on Monday.

Uruguayan Cuevas is bidding for a third consecutive Brazil Open title.

In the semi-finals, he had beaten Spanish top seed Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), while second seed Ramos-Vinolas survived a match point to record a 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-2 win over Portuguese fourth seed Joao Sousa.