Fritz Crashes Out of US Open Third Round to Cerundolo
Francisco Cerundolo rallied from two sets down and ended Taylor Fritz’s bid to reach the fourth round, winning after 3 hours and 40 minutes.
- On Saturday, American Taylor Fritz crashed out of the U.S. Open in the third round, losing to Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in his earliest exit from his home major in four years.
- Fritz, a prime contender to end the 23-year U.S. men's major drought, had not dropped a set in previous rounds; Cerundolo reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time.
- Playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time, Cerundolo said, "He was playing way better than me the first two sets," while Fritz accumulated 54 unforced errors that proved decisive.
- Cerundolo advances to face either Belgian Alexander Blockx or Italian Flavio Cobolli in the fourth round, achieving his best result at a U.S. Open.
- With Fritz eliminated, six American men remain in the singles tournament seeking to break a 23-year drought; no American man has won a Grand Slam since Andy Roddick captured the 2003 U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows.
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Home hope Taylor Fritz looked like he was going to make it through the US Open with ease. Then the American lost everything.
Taylor Fritz Becomes Third American To Fall At US Open On Saturday
It has been a horror show for Americans on Saturday, as the latest scalp, the 9th seed Taylor Fritz, exits the US Open in an epic collapse against Francisco Cerundolo. After winning the first two sets 6-4, 6-4 in 94 minutes, the 24th-seeded Argentine came back and won the next three sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. […]
Redacción Deportes (USA), 5 Sep (EFE).- Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo defeated the American Taylor Fritz this Saturday after raising two sets against him and qualified for the fourth round of the United States Open for the first time in his career. Cerúndolo, 25 of the world, got rid of Fritz (n.10) by 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 [...] La entrada Cerúndolo raises two sets to Fritz and gets into the fourth round in New York was first published in HolaNews.
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