Hamad Medjedovic stuns Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Belgrade on Thursday. Medjedovic will play against Laslo Djere in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 13 minutes. This will be his best result in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2021 and 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
The Serbian added to his prize money € 16,450 after conquering this match. He has already won € 39,120 as of now in this event. If he wins the next match, the Serbian will add € 27,435 to his earnings to get in total € 66,555.
Highlights Hamad Medjedovic vs. Francisco Cerundolo Belgrade Open – Belgrade
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:13
At the end of the match, Medjedovic scored 61 points vs. Cerundolo’s 41.
Medjedovic
Hamad served very well to win 79% of the points (23/29) behind his first serve, and he won 73% points (11/15) on his second serve. Hamad won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.
Cerundolo
On the other side, Cerundolo was battling in converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Medjedovic and Cerundolo is 1-0 for Hamad.
Draw and next match H2H: Hamad Medjedovic vs. Laslo Djere – stats
Medjedovic will square off with Djere in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Hamad Medjedovic and Laslo Djere face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Djere (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on I.hard.
The last time that they played each other, Djere won 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in Stockholm back in October 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Hamad won the set after he broke Cerundolo in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Cerundolo tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Notwithstanding, Hamad didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-4.
The Serbian converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40), the 9th (4-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Francisco converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (3-4 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 68 points. Hamad won 12 more points than Francisco (40-28). The Serbian surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the court, the Argentine conceded 23 points on serve (22-23).
Medjedovic conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd game (2-0). That break turned to be decisive for Medjedovic to win the set (6-2) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Medjedovic converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (4-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Cerundolo was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 34 points. The Serbian was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than the Argentine (21-13). Medjedovic was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). on the other side of the net, the Argentine conceded 4 points on serve (9-4).
Tennis Scores in Belgrade
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-2 6-2)
- Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-4 6-2)
- Laslo DjereDjere – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-4 6-2)
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Lukas KleinKlein (3-6 7-63 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Laslo DjereDjere – (2-1) – H2H details and stats
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (1-0) – H2H details and stats
