Francisco Cerúndo on Joao Fonseca: “That is also done by a great champion”

The ATP silver weddings of Buenos Aires left. This time, a step was missing for the seventh Argentine history champion to arrive. On the contrary, the trophy was in the hands of the phenomenon Joao Fonseca, the younger South American to win a circuit tournament just from Guillermo Pérez Roldán also in the Argentine capital.

Francisco Cerúando, the finalist, also takes a lot of this week. With peak in the triumph of quarterfinals against Alexander ZverevNo. 2 of the planet, showed a very high level to establish in the world’s top 30 and as the Argentine tennis No. 1.

“I’m going to try to see the positive side,” he replied to Pesnnis.com after 6-4 and 7-6 (1) before the Carioca in the Court Guillermo Vilas in the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. “The good games I made, the good level I had being the first powder tournament after a long time and with a quite painting hard He who touched me. I think there are many positive things to take. “

“One is sad, he is angry, with all the anger to lose a final. And it is difficult. But I will try to take advantage, try to move from a fast page and focus on River Because an important tournament is coming, where there are many points at stake. I hope I can get physically, mentally and technically because I think this week I did quite well. “Said the pupil of Nicolás Pastorbut also added Pablo Cuevas in the team (in fact he returned from Montevideo on Friday for the last line of the tournament).

A stadium also full in the final, the luxury box that Fran mentioned It resulted in a historic public record in these 25 years. The more than 66 thousand spectators exceeded 64 thousand 2007.

In addition, he put in perspective the level of the champion: “These players like him grow so fast, month by month. They pass as many positions in the ranking all the time. And from nothing they win a Challenger. Or from nothing they win an ATP . Y seguramente dentro de poco va a hacer un resultado muy grande en algún torneo más importante. Es muy difícil ponerle un techo. Viene up Fast, “he analyzed.

And continued on the 18 -year -old girl, who started 2024 outside the best 700 and this Monday will be Top 70: “He has a game and has very high level tennis. He will undoubtedly have to polish it, realizing some things. This week it was hard for him He had to fight. That is also a great champion: that beyond having had some bad games, he knew how to get them forward. And when he plays well, he plays very well seriously. I think that is going to strengthen it. “

The champion became nightmare of the Argentines this week since he also realized Tomás Etcheverry, Federico Coria and Mariano Navone. While in the second round and in the quarterfinals, the rivals sought the change of rhythm, Fran opted to the stick and stick like the platense. “Sometimes I wanted to take risk, attack a little more, and err. If I had put that ball a little more, it would have been something else. But it could have been a little more offensive. And if I did not get very well, the first Return came strong and threw me back his ball is very strong, It makes play a little slower, more to the middle. And he is very strong there, he runs a lot. “