John Manuel Certainly gave the bump and left out Diego Schwartzman, top favorite to keep the Cordoba Open 2023. The youngest of the Cerúndolos played a great match in the round of 16 and prevailed against “el Peque” in straight sets 7/6 and 6/1, to get into the best eight of the contest.
After the match, the tournament champion in 2021 expressed: “The first set started tense. The second set was impressive and against a very tough opponent. It was one of the best games of my career.”
“The keys were to be solid and play my right hand well. In the setback I started hard, but then I got comfortable, ”he explained his performance in the match.
Regarding the fact of having played against “el Peque”, Cerúndolo affirmed that it was an “uncomfortable game”. “He (for Schwartzman) is my tennis godfather and we have a great relationship. But it’s a game, you have to compete and today it was my turn ”.
“It feels very good to play in Córdoba. I like the conditions, but he also made a mistake on this court. It’s not one of my total favourites. I’ve been winning and I hope it continues like this.”ratified.
Finally, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo beat the cross against the Bolivian Hugo Dellien, opponent in the quarterfinals: “He is a rival that bothers me a lot and his game makes me uncomfortable. Two weeks ago he already beat me. I come with confidence, just like him. He is going to be one-on-one and we are going to see how it goes, ”he concluded.