The adventure of Leandro Riedi (ATP 435) at the US Open ended at the Stade des 8th finale. Faced with Australian Alex de Minaur, world No8, the 23-year-old Thurgovian bowed on the final score of 6-3 6-2 6-1. Nevertheless, and thanks to its superb course, Riedi should leap in the standings and be around the 165th Rang ATP.
The Thurgovien, who had shared at the end of his 3rd round match that his left leg made him suffer more and more, paid dearly his 9 double faults and his 39 direct errors.
But this defeat will undoubtedly be very quickly forgotten by the Thurgovien, who erased in the most beautiful way the memory of his abandonment in the 2nd round of qualifications of the US Open 2024 and of the two operations on the right knee which followed and put it on the sidelines for 8 months. He signed his comeback in New York in New York.
Riedi is getting closer to his best career ranking
At the gates of the Top-100 (117th) in August 2024 after a first part of the season marked by two titles and three other finals lost on the Challengers front, Riedi only returned to business last May. The click quickly occurred, at the end of June, with a first qualification for the main draw of a Grand Chelem tournament in Wimbledon.
If he had not been able to continue on the London lawn, losing in the 1st round against a British guest (Oliver Tarvet), he however knew how to seize his chance in New York. He notably celebrated a convincing success – his first in the face of a top -20 and his first in five sets – on the world No19 Francisco Cerundolo which nevertheless led two rounds to zero in their 2nd round.
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