Thiem ends Francisco Cerúndolo’s tour in Antwerp

the austrian Dominic Thiemcurrent world number 132, winner of a ‘big’, who became number 3 ATP, and on the way to return to the world elite, left the Argentine in trouble Francisco Cerundoloby 6-1, 1-6 y 7-5in the second round of the tennis tournament in Antwerp (Belgium), on hard court.

This is Thiem’s ​​second victory, in as many duels, over Cerúndolo (n.28 ATP), whom he had already won just six days ago in Gijón (Spain), this time in just two sets.

Now, in Antwerp, the match went to three sets, which had a very different journey, since the first fell overwhelmingly in favor of the Austrian, while the second did the same for the Argentine, by two 6-1 ( two service breaks per part).

In the final third, the equality was total, with each player keeping his service until 3-3; and then breaking it to each other on the seventh and eighth. The final decision would come in the twelfth, when Thiem took advantage of his second match point on the Argentine’s serve to win the pass to the quarterfinals, after two hours and nine minutes.

There it will be measured with the Pole Hubert Hurkaczwho this Wednesday had defeated the Englishman Jack Draper.

American Sebastian Korda (n.36), who had previously beaten Russian Karen Khachanov (n.18), 7-5, 7-6 (9), also made it to the quarterfinals on Thursday.