MUNICH.- The Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerúndolo (No. 19 in the ranking) and the Brazilian Joao Fonseca (N.35) were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament ATP 500 Munich after losing this Friday against the local Alexander Zverev (N.3) and the American Ben Shelton (N.6), respectively.
Zverev won 5-7, 6-0 and 6-2 after two and a quarter hours of intense match and will face the Italian in the semifinals Flavio Cobolli.
The Munich public witnessed a match with many ups and downs between Zverev and Cerúndolo. The German started well and took a 4-1 lead in the first set, before the Argentine reacted to take the first set.
But Cerúndolo seemed to have left all the gas in that comeback and barely won two games in the next two sets, which fell very clearly for the German.
Semifinalist in Monte Carlo Last week, in the first Masters 1000 on clay, Zverev continues to offer good sensations at this beginning of the clay tour.
On the other side of the draw, the Brazilian Fonseca (No. 35 in the world) also said goodbye after losing 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3 against Shelton, who has never won a tournament on clay.
Last year the American lost the final in Munich against Zverev.
Against Fonseca, Shelton was very confident on serve, winning 84% of the points with his first serve, and only conceded one break, which decided the second set in favor of the Brazilian.
Munich tournament results
Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals:
Alexander Zverev (GER/N.1) defeated Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG/N.5) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
Flavio Cobolli (ITA/N.4) defeats Vít Kopriva (CZE) 6-3, 6-2
Ben Shelton (USA/N.2) beats João Fonseca (BRA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Tottenham loses “Cuti” Romero
The technician of the Tottenham, Roberto De Zerbiconfirmed that the Argentine international Cristian “Cuti” Romero He will miss the rest of the season due to the knee injury he suffered last week in the 1-0 loss against the SunderlandEdit.
“I’m so sorry for him and his injury,” De Zerbi said. “Romero, above all, loves Tottenham and people have to know that he is suffering from this injury and because he can no longer play for us this season.”
The Spurs captain, world champion with Argentina in 2022, he retired in tears after being injured two months before Worldwhere the Albiceleste, in which it is an important piece, will defend the crown.
