Fran Cerú could not defend Umag’s title and suffered a surprise defeat

Francisco closing it had a bad presentation at its premiere in the ATP 250 of UMAG. The Argentine, who was the best preclassified and defender of the title in Croatia, lost surprisingly against a tennis player who is outside the top 100 Carlos Taberner (No. 111). The Spanish, who knew to be among the hundred best in the world in 2022, took the meeting for 6-7 (2), 6-4 and 7-5.

Despite the semifinals he made at the ATP 250 of Bastad the previous week, where he had good victories and fought in a great match against Luciano Darderi for the pass to the grand final, he could not repeat the same in the land of the Balkans. In this way the year closed the brick dust with a balance of five semifinals and a single definition on this surface, without titles.

The next step in the calendar of Cerúndo it It will be the 1000 Masters of Toronto. After the large amount of casualties suffered by the tournament, the native of Buenos Aires will be the 15th preclassified and will seek to win its second game in Canadian lands. In two presentations, he only defeated Alexis Galarneau in 2023.

It must also be said that, in addition to defeat, the Argentine suffered another bad news. Not being able to defend the UMAG title, He lost 200 points and virtually falls to the No. 23 position of the ATP World ranking. However, depending on some results, it could end the week outside the Top 25.