The joy of Fran Cerúndolo, the new Argentine tennis champion.
He was on the rise and had his dream week. the porteno Francesco Cerundoloat 23, he didn’t miss the second final of his career, wiped out Buenos Aires Sebastián Báez in two sets and made a name for himself in the Bastad tournament, on Swedish clay.
Cerúndolo won 7-6 (4) and 6-2 in just 74 minutes of competition, becoming the first Argentine to win this tournament since Carlo Berlocq It did this in 2013.
The key to the final was the opportunity for a break in service. Cerúndulo capitalized on three of the 11 he had, while Báez barely took advantage of one of the 10.
Francisco Cerundolo – Sebastian Baez
Cerúndolo, the eldest of the brothers, became the eighth player of the season to win a title. He had played a final, the Argentina Open 2021, where he lost to Diego Schwartzman.
The consecration in Sweden will allow Francisco to be number 30 on the ATP rankings from Monday. Only in February did he make it into the Top 100. His season included advancing to the Miami Masters semifinals in March and midweek he scored his first Top 10 win by beating Norway’s Casper Ruud, finalist at the last French Open.
Báez, who will be number 32 in the rankings, reached his third final of the year after taking his first win against a Top 10 by beating Russian Andrey Rublev in the semifinals. He reached the definition of the Santiago Open and won his first title on tour by dedicating himself to Estoril.
With AP information
Source: Clarin
