The Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo surprised the local idol Jack Draper by 7-6 (4) and 7-5 and gave Argentina victory away from home against Great Britain, in the Davis Cup group stage taking place in Manchester.
Cerúndolo, who lost in the opening round against Denis Shapovalovmade his best shot at these courts after Draper arrived soon in Manchester after reaching the semifinals of the US Open last week, where he lost to the champion. Jannik Sinner.
The Argentine wasted a break in his favor in the first set, but sealed the set with a major upset in the tiebreaker and in the second, after recovering from a break and three six break balls against, he reigned 7- 5 in their first match. opportunity.
This is Cerúndolo’s second victory against the British number one after the one he achieved on the clay of Lyon in 2023.
Success, along with Tomás Martín Etcheverry vs. Dan Evans by 6-2 and 7-5, securing the tie for Argentina, before the final doubles which, barring a last-minute change, will be Evans and Neal Skupski against Máximo González and Andreas Molteni.
Argentina came alive at the weekend, with 1-1 in the qualifying rounds, just like Gran Breaña. But the South Americans face weaker Finland and the locals take on Canada, who lead this Group D 2-0.
Source: La Verdad
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