Fran Cerúndolo’s stunning comeback, biggest Queen’s final, near Top 20 | OneFootball

Francisco Cerúndolo (27th in the world rankings) won an incredible match against Brandon Nakashima (32nd), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, in the semifinals of the ATP 500 at Queen’s, and in doing so reached the biggest final of his career so far. He will go for his second grass-court title and heads into Wimbledon full of hope.

The match was an uphill battle for the Argentine. Not only because he lost the first set in a tight tiebreak, 7-5, in which he was unable to close it out when serving at 6-5 (he had also previously been a break up), but after that he also found himself trailing in the second set.

At that moment, the older of the brothers reeled off a total of four consecutive games and went from 2-3, with Nakashima serving, to 6-3 in his favor, sending the match into a third and deciding set.

This chapter of the match had the same level of drama as the previous two: the Argentine again held the advantage and once more failed to back it up. However, he again came up with a statement punch and got another break at just the right time, which he then capitalized on when serving at 5-4 to reach his second final on this surface.

With Eastbourne 2023 still fresh in mind, Cerúndolo will seek his second title on this surface in the biggest final of his life so far. In that title match he will face Tommy Paul (28th), who defeated Ugo Humbert (33rd) by a double 6-3.

He is now virtually in 22nd place in the world rankings and, if he lifts the trophy at the London event, he will move back into the Top 20.

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