Re: Juan Manuel Cerundolo
: 22 gru 2013, 23:54
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[Q] Juan Manuel Cerundolo d. [7] Thiago Monteiro 62 26 63
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/cerundo ... 1-thursdayThe 19-year-old will play Monteiro for a semi-final spot
World No. 335 Juan Manuel Cerundolo had not played a tour-level match before this week’s Cordoba Open. Now the 19-year-old Argentine is into his first ATP Tour quarter-final.
Cerundolo battled past third seed Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday in two hours and 19 minutes to reach the last eight at this ATP 250. The lefty broke the Serbian’s serve six times to earn the biggest win of his career.
"I feel incredibly happy. I don't know how to describe it. It's crazy, it's kind of amazing," Cerundolo told ATPTour.com. "I'm feeling the moment and I'll rest now because I have to play tomorrow. I'm very happy, but I'm also focussed on the next match."
The home favourite had only previously attempted to qualify for an ATP Tour main draw once, last year in Buenos Aires. While Cerundolo was unsuccessful on that occasion, he did not lose a set in three qualifying matches this week in Cordoba. The brother of red-hot ATP Challenger Tour standout Francisco Cerundolo, Juan Manuel has maintained his momentum in the main draw with victories against Thiago Seyboth Wild and Kecmanovic.
The 19-year-old credits his success to confidence he gained during qualifying, but also to a change in racquets he made one month ago.
"It's helped me to be more powerful," Cerundolo said. "I have to use less strength to hit the ball. It's a better thing for me."
Cerundolo this week became the youngest player from Argentina to win an ATP Tour match since Juan Martin del Potro at the 2007 Rolex Paris Masters. The qualifier will next play a fellow lefty, Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, who eliminated Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 6-4 in 86 minutes earlier in the day.
[Q] Juan Manuel Cerundolo d. Federico Coria 64 46 62
218 Constant Lestienne 296
219 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 292
220 Tommy Robredo 291
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/schwart ... 021-fridayEarlier in the day, Cancha Central witnessed back-to-back upsets as two more Argentine players claimed big wins over seeded players to advance in Cordoba. 19-year-old Juan Manuel Cerundolo continued his dream run with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory over No. 7 seed Thiago Monteiro to start Friday’s action.
Sitting at No. 335 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, Cerundolo qualified for his first ATP Tour event to join older brother Francisco in the main draw, becoming the first pair of Argentine siblings to feature at the same tournament since 1981. But Juan Manuel just kept winning, toppling third-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic in the second round before taking down Monteiro to reach the semi-finals.
“It’s amazing, I can’t believe it,” Cerundolo told ATPTour.com. “I just feel very happy and I want to enjoy this moment… The most important thing is the confidence [from] these matches. Since the qualies, I have a lot of confidence so I think that was the key. I need to stay healthy mentally too because these matches are very hard.”
Cerundolo is now the youngest Argentine to reach an ATP Tour semi-final since 18-year-old Juan Martin del Potro in Adelaide in 2007.