Cerundolo, on his loss at the Rio Open: "I faded away like a candle"
The defeat of Francisco Cerúndolo at the ATP Rio Open prevented a 100% Argentine presence in the tournament's semifinals. Alexandre Müller managed to dominate Cerúndolo, who will leave Rio with mixed feelings after losing to Joao Fonseca in the final of Buenos Aires a few days earlier. What happened to him against the French player? "I was fading away like a candle, really. I mean, I kept getting worse, worse, worse. And well, I reached a point where he was playing very comfortably. He played backhand here, there, forehand, high, crosscourt, short. And there the match became very uphill," Fran confessed about losing himself physically and mentally in the second set.
"I was fading away like a candle," said Francisco Cerúndolo just out of the court after losing 5-7, 1-6 to Alexandre Müller 🇫🇷.
— Lautaro Miranda Núñez (@Lautarotenn1s) February 22, 2025
The Argentine highlighted that he faded physically and mentally in the second set. pic.twitter.com/Q7Rc2kOKn8
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