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Francisco Cerundolo won his fourth career title and first on home soil, becoming the seventh Argentine champion since 2001 without dropping a set.
- On Feb 15, top seed Francisco Cerundolo beat Italian second seed Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-2 to win the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.
- At 27, Cerundolo had lost Buenos Aires finals 2021 and 2023, making a home title elusive, and he said he really fought for friends and family throughout these past years.
- In 97 minutes he saved six of seven break points, including all five in the opening set, completing the tournament run without dropping a set to claim his fourth career crown and first title on Argentine soil.
- The victory delivered a boost to his home reputation and ranking, bolstering his status as world number 19 in front of friends and family and Argentine supporters.
- After the match he said `Probably the best moment of my career so far` and that he played one of his best matches.
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The porteño confirmed the kindness of his tennis in a tournament in which he went from minor to major, until playing his best match right in the final against Darderi.
“I came knocking on the door many times, but it didn’t open... But luckily, at the end it opened.” Francisco Cerúndolo, 27, bloody, impulsive and so many times irascible with his own, with violent impacts, creative with racket and ambitious mentality, couldn’t prevent him from shaking his voice while everyone was watching him, enthralled by his tennis work. A while before, barely, he had collapsed on the brick dust of the Argentine tennis cathed…
Tennis-Cerundolo ends Argentina Open heartbreak with maiden home title
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Francisco Cerundolo finally claimed an elusive home title by beating Italian Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-2 to win the Argentina Open on Sunday and banish the ghosts of two previous final defeats in Buenos Aires.
Francisco Cerundolo Triumphs: Argentina Open Glory at Last! | Sports-Games
Francisco Cerundolo secured his first home title at the Argentina Open, defeating Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-2. This victory marked his fourth career crown and his first win on Argentine soil, succeeding after two previous defeats in Buenos Aires. Cerundolo played strong defense, saving six of seven break points.
It is the fourth conquest for the porteño in his career and the first since Umag 2024. In addition, he became the seventh albiceleste champion in the most important tournament in the country
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