Francisco Cerúndolo gave an impressive coup for Argentine tennis, as he defeated Andrey Rublev at the 2024 Paris Masters 1000. The national athlete had a very tough match in the first round and He beat the Russian, world number 7, 7-6 (6) and 7-6 (5) on court 1, before a crowd in the capital of France. So, advanced to the round of 16 of the French competition on a fast surface, which does not exactly favor the Argentine’s game.
This is a notable triumph for “Fran”, who today is in the 29th place in the official ATP rankings (Association of Professional Tennis Players). With pure talent, but also with courage and determination, the albiceleste quickly eliminated the former 5th on the planet and sixth seed in the tournament from the tournament. Now, will wait for the winner of the clash between the Greek favorite Stefanos Tsitsipas (10th) and the Chilean Alejandro Tabilowho will face each other this Tuesday, August 29 around 1:00 p.m. in Argentina, also on court 1.
Who are the Argentine tennis players at the Paris Masters 1000 2024
- Francisco Cerúndolo He beat Andrey Rublev (Russia) 7-6 (6) and 7-6 (5) – Singles.
- Mariano Navone vs. Álex de Minaur (Australia) – Singles.
- Sebastian Baez lost against Miomir Kecmanović (Serbia) 6-4, 6-7 (6) and 7-5 – Singles.
- Tomas Etcheverry He beat Zhang Zhizhen (China) 6-3 and 7-6 (6) and will now clash with Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) – Singles.
- Andrés Molteni and Máximo González They lost to Ivan Dodig and Marin Cilic (both from Croatia) 7-5 and 6-4 – Doubles.
Cerúndolo beat Rublev, 7 in the world, in his debut at the Masters 1000 in Paris 2024.
Rublev shocked the tennis world and revealed that he suffers from depression
Last August, the Russian revealed, to the surprise of many fans: “This is a very special moment for me because I have been fighting serious problems for many months. I needed a victory like this to feel again that I can play well and beat the best.” In addition, he confirmed that “mentally they have been tough times” because he has been “very disorganized” in his personal life. And he completed, with sincerity: ” “I have been fighting depression for many years, with many problematic issues off the court and I ended up very burned out… This season I exploded, especially being on the court.”
