Francisco Cerúndolo beats Misolic to set up clash with Struff, who eliminated Ugo Carabelli
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- Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo defeated Austria’s Filip Misolic 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the US Open second round.
- He will face Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli in straight sets.
- Cerúndolo has lost in the second round in his last three US Open appearances.
Francisco Cerúndolo opened his US Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Austria’s Filip Misolic, defeating the world No. 537 player 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and 24 minutes.
Rain delayed the start by several hours, but Cerúndolo, ranked 25th in the world, controlled the match from the outset. He won eight of 16 games when returning serve and stayed ahead on the scoreboard throughout.
The Argentine appeared close to finishing at 5-2 in the third set, but surrendered the next three games. He recovered with another break to close out the match 7-5.
Cerúndolo’s second-round opponent will be Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, ranked 44th. Struff defeated Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli, the world No. 77, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in two hours. Cerúndolo has gone out in the second round at each of his past three US Open appearances.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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