Grigor Dimitrov took an important victory over Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo in straight sets (6-3, 7-5) in their duel for the second round of the ATP 500 Queen’s. The Bulgarian will face Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.
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Interesting match to define the last Queen’s quarterfinalist. Francisco Cerundolo He wanted to continue getting good feelings on the grass with his mind set on Wimbledon, where he will once again be seeded. The Argentine will try to add his first victory in the All England, and for this he has been preparing. In the first round, he had won a very tough match against Tommy Paul.
His rival on this day was neither more nor less than Grigor Dimitrov, a true specialist on the surface, with a Junior title and then a Wimbledon semifinal. The Bulgarian tennis player, who had to go through the previous phase of this Queen’s tournament, had beaten Emil Ruusuvuori with great authority in his debut in the main draw.
Dimitrov triumphs over Fran
A very even start to the match, where neither of the two players gave in with their serve turns, even without a break opportunity appearing throughout that first set. Dimitrov had started serving, so as the defining moments entered, Fran had more pressure left to hold to tie the score. Precisely the only break of this set was going to be in the eighth game, in favor of the former No.3 in the world. The Bulgarian would take that first set 6-3.
The second set began with Cerúndolo having a chance to break, without being able to capitalize on it, and immediately after, a new break for Dimitrov, who little by little established himself in control of the score. The Argentine would not let the game escape so quickly, recovering the break to make it 3-3 numerically. Again in the most critical games, Grigor played better and broke again to give himself the chance to serve for the match. Dimitrov sealed the victory with a defining 7-5.
2023-06-22 18:37:44
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