Cerundolo, into last 16 in Paris, could face Djokovic
At Roland-Garros on Saturday, Francisco Cerundolo overcame Tommy Paul in four sets after a sluggish start. In the fourth round, Cerundolo will play either Novak Djokovic or Lorenzo Musetti.
The 23-seeded Argentine Francisco Cerundolo defeated the 14-seeded American Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday night at Roland-Garros to move to the round of 16.
The No. 27-ranked Cerundolo will play the victor of the match between the top-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic and the No. 30-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
Prior to this, Cerundolo defeated Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic (6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-0) and German Yannick Hanfmann (6-3, 6-3, 6-4).
Paul, ranked No. 14, defeated Italian Fabio Fognini (6-1, 6-0, 6-2) and Argentine Pedro Cachin (6-2, 6-3, 6-1) to win his spot in the final 32.
PARIS (GRAND SLAM), OTHER THIRD-ROUND RESULTS:
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- Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Casper Ruud: saturday
- Zizou Bergs vs. Grigor Dimitrov: saturday
- Taylor Fritz vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis: saturday
- Jozef Kovalik vs. Holger Rune: saturday
- Hubert Hurkacz (8) beat Denis Shapovalov: 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
- Alexander Zverev (4) beat Tallon Griekspoor (26): 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
- Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Tomas Machac: 7-6 (4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (21) beat Ben Shelton (15) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
- Alex De Minaur (11) beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
- Corentin Moutet beat Sebastian Ofner: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Sebastian Korda (27) 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
- Jannik Sinner (2) beat Pavel Kotov: 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Andrey Rublev (6) 7-6, 6-2, 6-4
Novak Djokovic is not arrogant or doesn’t belittle you; he knows how you’re doing.” – Francisco Cerundolo
Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina recently asserted that Novak Djokovic is not a conceited individual.
Cerundolo achieved his career-high position of World No. 19 in June 2023, and he is presently ranked 21st in the world. He has now won two titles; the first one was won at the Eastbourne International competition in 2023. In the Eastbourne final, Tommy Paul lost to Cerundolo.
The Argentinean recently had an open discussion about a number of topics, including his opinion of Novak Djokovic, with CLank.media. Cerundolo spoke of the Serb’s intelligence on the court and his modest demeanor.
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Every time I see Novak, he always says hello. I’d like to chat with him, but I’ve never sat down to do so. He doesn’t minimize you or act haughty toward you in any way. He’s aware of your performance as well as everyone else’s,” he remarked. (Verified)
The Argentinean went on to say that Djokovic is the best tennis player of all time.
“Yes, it’s evident in terms of results,” he stated.
Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 24 Grand Slam championships in the Open Era in 2023. The French Open, US Open, and Australian Open were the three majors he won in total.
In addition, the 36-year-old surpassed Steffi Graf’s record of 377 weeks at the top of the world rankings. He is the top-ranked ATP player right now and is in his 403rd week of play.
Cerundolo has not yet faced Djokovic in a match while on tour.
“I am not going to say I am the greatest player of all time; that is not for me to say,” said Novak Djokovic. Novak Djokovic recently declined to claim the title of greatest tennis player in the sport’s history.
