Francisco Cerúndolo’s heartfelt message after the Davis Cup elimination: “It hurts a lot”

Only one point was missing from the Argentina to advance this Thursday towards the semi-finals of the Davis Cup 2025as a result of the doubles players Horacio Zeballos (5th) and Andrés Molteni (25th) having three match points before falling to other specialists in the field such as Tim Puetz (11th) and Kevin Krawietz (11th) by 4-6, 6-4 and 7-6 (10).

Although Tomás Etcheverry (61st) from La Plata would excite the people of Albiceleste by defeating Jan-Lennard Struff (84th) in the opening of the series, the Buenos Aires player Francisco Cerúndolo (21st) would not be able to seal the ticket to the next stage by losing 6-4 and 7-6 (3rd) against one of his favorite victims like Alexander Zverev (3rd), who would later dedicate some warm words to him, sending the definition to the traditional team game.

However, the Mar del Plata and Buenos Aires players, who would also stretch the definition by saving four match points in the exciting tie-breakerthey would be very close to becoming national heroes on the surface indoor from the charming SuperTennis Arena in Bologna, Italy, where Spain had previously beaten the Czech Republic 2-1 and they would play for almost two and a half hours to close a dramatic day.

“Thank you team, thank you people, thank you Argentina. The truth is that it hurts a lot. So close but it was not enough. Proud to be able to wear my country’s shirt again. Let’s rest, vacation and recharge our batteries. Thank you”published the eldest of the brothers, 27 years old and the main ambassador of South American tennis for several seasons, through his social networks.

In this way, the pupil of Nicolás Pastor and Pablo Cuevas, who debuted in the competition in 2022 and now has a record of 7-5, lowered the blind of a irregular schedule with 38 successes and 25 defeatsconsidering that it had started in a great way by reaching the quarterfinals in Rio, Miami and Indian Wells, semis in Santiago, Munich and Madrid, and the definition in Buenos Aires, and then it deflated little by little by quickly leaving Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, among other events.