Francis Cerundoloin his first match as number one in Argentine tennis, he showed too many ups and downs although he finally pulled out his strength to advance to the round of 16 of the ATP in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, after a long victory over the German Yannick Hanfmann Of 6-2, 4-6 and 7-5.
The eldest of the Cerúndolo brothers, ranked 30 in the ATP world rankings, two above Diego Schwartzman (32), took two and a half hours to defeat the German Hanfmann (134), who emerged from the rankings, on the center court of the Lawn Tennis Club of Buenos Aires.
His next rival will be the Spanish badass Jaume Munar (67), who eliminated Bahia’s Guido Pella (723) on Monday after beating him 6-4, 7-5.
“I was playing a great game during the first set and a half, I felt good, comfortable, but suddenly everything changed when I lost four games in a row. He shot and hit and nothing happened for me, even though I never lost faith and I knew this could reverse”analyzed “Fran” after his hard-fought victory.
Cerúndolo feels comfortable in Buenos Aires, in fact he was a finalist in the tournament in the 2021 edition, and a quarter-finalist last year, both defeats by “Peque” Schwartzman.
“I like playing here and I’m happy to be number one in Argentina, although I also understand that now I have more pressure and also that there are more expectations on what I do.”complete.
Two more Legion victories
In addition, there were two important victories for local tennis players on Tuesday. the sinker Tomás Martin Etcheverry (82) beat Bolivian Hugo Dellien (107) with partial scores of 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and Camillus Hugo Carabelli (127) He celebrated his first victory on the professional circuit by defeating Colombian Daniel Elahi Galán 7-6 (7) and 6-3.
Echeverry will have as a rival Roberto Carballes Baena29 years and 76 of the ATP, which he surprised by eliminating Alberto Ramos Vinolaseighth favorite, with partials of 7-5 and 6-4.
Source: Clarin
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