A Cerúndolo se le escapóBrujas por un tie-break sin piedad

El POINT was for the Dutchman. Griekspoor won the tie-break 7-4 and took the match 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) in a little over two hours, advancing to the final of the ATP 250 in Brussels. In tennis terms, it was like leading 5-3, failing to close the game and then conceding the counterattack.

Un partido que se le fue de las manos

Cerúndolo, No. 21 in the ATP ranking and the best Argentine player in the main draw, started with authority. He broke twice in succession in the third and fourth games and took the first set 6-2. Like a team that dominates from the kickoff but lets the opponent back into the game. Then the second set changed completely: Griekspoor raised his first-serve percentage, accelerated his forehand and broke in the eighth game to level 6-3.

The third set was tight until Cerúndolo hit a backhand down the line to break at 5-3, with serve and match point in his sights. But his first serve wobbled, Griekspoor reacted and recovered the break immediately. The Dutchman’s precision on the crosscourt shots then made the difference in the tie-break. It was the final stretch, with no second chances: the Argentine had the ball and failed to score.

“Me quedé con la sensación de que hadía que cerrar el partido. Es una} exactas y con la final ahí. Después en el tie-break se dio vuelta”Texto sin cita textual en el material

• Cerúndolo ganó el primer set 6-2 y quedó arriba 5-3 en el tercero.
• Tallón Griekspoor cerró el tie-break 7-4.
• El resultado final fue 6-2, 3-6 y 7-6 (4).
• La final será el domingo frente al ganador de Arthur Fils y Jan-Lennard Struff.

Ahora queda la pregunta inevitable: ¿puede Cerúndolo este tramo de finales que se le escapan? El material no permite responder con certeza, pero sí muestra el ajuste pendiente: servir con solidez cuando tiene el match point y evitar que el reaccione. En lo Concrete, Cerúndolo leaves Brussels without a title, but his top-25 position is intact. El próximo partido es el domingo por el título. Que no se le escape otra vez.