Francisco Cerundolo wins against Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 in the 4th round in Madrid on Tuesday. Cerundolo will face off with Taylor Fritz in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
Francisco added to his prize money € 73,555 after winning this match. He has already won € 161,995 after this win. If he wins the next match, Francisco will add € 122,595 to his earnings to get in total € 284,590 in total.
Highlights Francisco Cerundolo vs. Alexander Zverev Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Francisco scored 63 points vs. Alexander’s 52.
Cerundolo
Francisco served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (33/42) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (12/22) on his second serve. Francisco was pretty effective at converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (2/3).
Zverev
On the other side, Zverev wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Cerundolo and Zverev is 1-0 for Francisco.
Draw and next match H2H: Francisco Cerundolo vs. Taylor Fritz – stats
Cerundolo will come up against Fritz in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Francisco Cerundolo and Taylor Fritz 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 set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Argentine conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Alexander was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Francisco was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, Zverev was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 40-A and 40-A).
They played 61 points. Cerundolo won 5 more points than the German (33-28). Francisco dropped 11 points on serve (25-11). on the other side of the net, Alexander conceded 8 points on serve (17-8).
Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Cerundolo grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).
The Argentine converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, Cerundolo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 54 points. The Argentine won 6 more points than the German (30-24). Cerundolo lost 8 points on serve (20-8). on the other side of the court, Alexander conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Rafael NadalNadal (7-5 6-4)
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (5-7 6-3 6-3)
- Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Casper RuudRuud (6-4 7-5)
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 6-4)
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander BublikBublik (7-63 6-4)
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-3 6-75 7-64)
- Andrey RublevRublev – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-2 6-4)
- Taylor FritzFritz – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-62 6-4)
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