Cerúndo him went out of the ring to Etcheverry and will put his paternity against Zverev in Toronto in play

Francisco Cerúando (24º of the World) was superior to his compatriot Tomás Etcheverry (60º) In the third round duel of the 1000 Masters TorontoCanada. In corrido sets, 6-3 and 6-4the best Argentine of the ATP ranking signed with justice its classification to the next instance. Thus, it reached the round of 16 in five of the six tournaments of this category in 2025.

It was an hour and 46 minutes the time that the eldest of the brothers, three times ATP champion, to leave out of Ring to his childhood friend and continue on his way in what, until now, is formed as His best presentation in the Canadian contest.

With some Dolores in the abdominal zonewhich is why he was treated by the physio in the middle of the second partial, the Buenos Aires tennis player, who came from being eliminated in the first round of Umag, managed to close an encounter in time that, having gone to a third party, could have been expensive for his body.

The pupil of Nicolás Pastor and Pablo Cuevas, without trophies in the season, came out unharmed in the fifth and eighth Game of the second set, in which eTcheverry had two and three break points, respectively, to place 4-2 and 5-3. In this way, Fran left his mark on the American cement, where he advanced hopefully to go far in a tournament decimated by the absences of the main figures of the circuit, among them that of Italian Jannik Sinner (1st) and the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2nd).

This commitment also served to unpack the history between the albicelestes, both 26 years old. Cerúndo it He took a distance in the front of against celebrating his fifth win (four losses)sharpening insecurities and crushing the confidence of the native of La Plata. Etcheverry is going through an irregular season and had found some peace in the first M1000 of the tour that will lead to the US Open, thanks to the joys achieved in front of Pierre-Hugues Herbert (142º) and Tallon Griekspoor (31º).

With victories worked, first against Jaume Munar, and then before Tomás Etcheverry, closing him gave him another step and It was installed in the round of 16 of the prestigious event, celebrating success 42 in the category and 31 in the calendar year.

In the next round the powerful Argentine, owner of a right out of series that frightens rivals, Alexander Zverev will be measured with Germanmaximum preclassified of the championship, an adversary to which he won in all existing clashes (Madrid 2024, Buenos Aires 2025 and Madrid 2025).

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