Francisco Cerundolo dispatches Taylor Fritz 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the 3rd round in Paris on Saturday. Cerundolo will face Holger Rune in the 4th round. The match lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reach the 1st round in 2021 and 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Argentine added to his prize money € 98,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 240,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Cerundolo will add € 160,000 to his earnings to get in total € 400,000 in total.
Highlights Francisco Cerundolo vs. Taylor Fritz French Open – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Cerundolo scored 128 points vs. the American’s 125.
Cerundolo
Cerundolo won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 29% (6/21) of the procured opportunities.
Fritz
On the other side, Fritz was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 27% – 4/15). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Cerundolo and Fritz is 1-0 for Francisco.
Draw and next match H2H: Francisco Cerundolo vs. Holger Rune – stats
Cerundolo will play Rune in the 4th round.
This will be the 2nd time that Francisco Cerundolo and Holger Rune fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Live score progression and stats
The American won the set after he broke Cerundolo in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Cerundolo tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Notwithstanding, Fritz kept the situation under control to conquer the set 6-3.
Taylor was on the money in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (4-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Francisco was perfect in converting all his break points in the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 67 points. Fritz was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Francisco (37-30). Taylor dropped 16 points on serve (23-16). on the other side of the court, the Argentine conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).
Cerundolo won the set after he broke Fritz in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Taylor tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Yet, Francisco kept the situation under control to win the set 6-3.
Cerundolo converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 50 points. The Argentine conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Taylor (28-22). Francisco dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). On the other side, the American conceded 9 points on serve (13-9).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Argentine conquered in the 9th game (5-4) just before finally conquering the set (6-4).
Francisco converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Fritz was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 64 points. This set was so close that, Cerundolo won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Francisco lost 14 points on serve (25-14). on the other side of the net, Taylor conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).
Francisco won the set after he broke Taylor in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Taylor tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. However, Cerundolo didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 7-5.
The Argentine converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40).
They contested 72 points. Francisco won 4 points more than Taylor (38-34). Cerundolo dropped 14 points on serve (25-14). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 13 points on serve (20-13).
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