The No. 20 seed Francisco Cerundolo advanced to the second round of the US Open by defeating American qualifier Zachary Svajda in a score of 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
In his match against Svajda, Cerundolo played a tweener and snatched the victory after grabbing a point from this spectacular shot that stunned viewers.
Here is the video.
🚨TWEENER WINNER🚨@FranCerundolo with the shot of the day at the #USOpen thus far. pic.twitter.com/df8ffICUji
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 28, 2023
Cerundolo at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.20, Cerundolo has achieved a composed 33-21 match record in 2023. Cerundolo is playing at the U.S. Open where he overcame the world no.234 Zachary Svajda 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3.
Francisco Cerundolo will play the world no.437 Jiri Vesely in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on Court 12. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now on the main tour.
The Argentine has won 1 title in 2023 in Eastbourne. Cerundolo reached the final in Lyon (Open Parc).