Fran Cerúndolo swept his debut in Vienna and will face one of the best players of the season

The resounding victory at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) seems to have given the Argentine some confidence back. Francisco Cerúndolo (21st), which had deflated in recent months and this Tuesday beat the American 6-3 and 6-1 Alex Michelsen (34°) at its premiere in the Vienna ATP 500.

Despite presenting itself as a matches complicated in the previous, the eldest of the brothers dominated from start to finish against the Californian, 21 years old and winner in the only precedent between them, a few months ago, at the ATP 500 in Halle, really looking intractable to provide its best level in a long time, registering 80% points earned with its first serve, 23 winners14 unforced errors, four breaks made and three break opportunities saved in 68 minutes of play on the secondary court.

In this way, the pupil of Nicolás Pastor and Pablo Cuevas, one of the most outstanding players at the beginning of the season by advancing to decisive stages in the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid, assured his 36th success during 2025, 15th on hard surfacethe same figure as in the last calendar, to be only three away from his best performance on the men’s circuit, in 2023.

In search of getting into the top eight of a competition for the ninth time this year, the former world number 18 will have a tough obstacle this Thursday like the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (16th), executioner of the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (75th) in the debut and four times proclaimed in 2025, a rival whom he defeated in the only head-to-head match, at the 2025 Australian Open.

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