DistantNews
Support us
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Sports

Zverev puts the drama aside as Cerúndolo and Zheng survive major comebacks

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Alexander Zverev beat Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets to reach the US Open fourth round after difficult opening rounds.
  • Francisco Cerúndolo rallied from two sets down to defeat Taylor Fritz, while Qinwen Zheng overcame a 5-0 deficit in the deciding set against Madison Keys.
  • Zverev will face Luciano Darderi, while Zheng will play Iga Swiatek in the next round.

Alexander Zverev finally found a smoother path through the US Open, while Francisco Cerúndolo and Qinwen Zheng produced dramatic comebacks on Saturday. Zverev defeated Chile's Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-2 in less than two and a half hours to reach the fourth round.

Fritz was playing much better than me. In the first set he was very aggressive and I did not feel comfortable at all. After recovering the break in the third I gradually started to get into the match.

· Francisco CerúndoloHe explained how he turned around his match against Taylor Fritz.

The German had struggled through his first two matches against Lorenzo Sonego and Quentin Halys. Against Tabilo, however, he avoided another extended battle. Tabilo missed two set points in the second set, a turning point in the match. Zverev, the world number two and top seed in New York, will next meet 21st seed Luciano Darderi.

Francisco Cerúndolo delivered the day's biggest comeback among the men. The Argentine, ranked 25th, defeated 10th seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 after trailing by two sets and a break in the third. “Fritz was playing much better than me,” Cerúndolo said. He began to settle after recovering the break.

I think in the fourth and fifth I played really good tennis, tennis that I was not finding in the previous set or in the previous rounds.

· Francisco CerúndoloHe assessed the level that helped him complete the comeback.

Cerúndolo saved three break points while serving at 3-4 in the fifth set, then broke Fritz in the following game and served out the match at 5-4. “I think in the fourth and fifth I played really good tennis,” he said. Fritz said he felt deeply disappointed and needed to disconnect for a few days.

I don't know what to say. I really don't want to talk to anyone or see anyone. I think I need to disconnect for a couple of days, leave here and get back to work.

· Taylor FritzHe described his disappointment after losing from a two-set lead.

Qinwen Zheng also survived a major reversal. The Olympic champion, who had fallen outside the WTA top 100 after injuries, came through qualifying before facing Madison Keys. Zheng recovered from 5-0 down in the third set and won seven straight games for a 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 victory. Keys said fear took over after she had made a strong start. Zheng will next face Iga Swiatek.

I feel like I started with a really good advantage and then I got very scared. I felt I couldn't release my arm. Tennis is very difficult for me right now.

· Madison KeysShe described her collapse after leading Qinwen Zheng 5-0 in the deciding set.
About this summary

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.

More Stories

From Our Blog