Francisco Cerundolo did not conceal his happiness after beating Alexander Zverev in entrance of his residence followers on the Argentina Open, declaring it “the best win” of his profession.
Within the quarterfinal of the ATP 250 event in Buenos Aires. the house favourite participant got here again from a set all the way down to beat the world No. 2 3-6 6-3 6-2.
For the 26-year-old, it was his twelfth victory over a top-10 participant – but in addition the primary one in opposition to somebody ranked as excessive as Zverev.
“I’m very happy—it’s probably the best win of my career in terms of ranking,” Cerundolo mentioned.
“He’s No. 2 in the world, playing incredible tennis, so, I mean, to be able to beat him here in Buenos Aires with my home crowd, my family, my people and my friends, it’s amazing.
“It’s probably one of the best feelings I’ve ever had.”
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Cerundolo: It was actually robust to play…
As a consequence of rain, the match’s begin was pushed again.
Then, one other rain delay occurred late within the second set.
Whereas the fifth-seeded Argentine managed to beat the very difficult situations and in addition discover a option to beat No. 1 seed Zverev, he was the primary to acknowledge that it was all however simple on the market.
“It was actually robust to play right now. Quite a lot of wind initially of the match, so I couldn’t play comfortably,” Cerundolo reflected.
“You needed to put pictures within the center and never take an excessive amount of danger as a result of it was actually robust to hit the ball, and I feel after that I attempted to be extra calm and extra affected person, as a result of I knew that it was going to be a tricky match.”
In his interview, the Argentine also said neither he nor Zverev “did not play properly” within the first two units however he was capable of increase his degree within the decider and that in the end sealed the deal.
On Saturday, Cerundolo will meet Pedro Martinez within the Buenos Aires semifinal.
If the 26-year-old wins his subsequent two matches, he’ll win his fourth ATP title but in addition the primary one in entrance of his residence followers in Argentina.
