Fran Cerúndolo ATP US Open 2026

Cerúndolo: "I'm angry about the loss, but I arrived unfit and reached the round of 16"

Carlos Navarro - 8 Sep 2026
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Cerúndolo spoke about his fall at the US Open.

Surely few fans of Fran Cerúndolo would have predicted a week and a half ago that the Argentine would reach the round of 16 at the US Open 2026. The Argentine arrived in terrible form, and he was trending on social media not for his tennis but for the multiple videos in which he expressed his frustration with the North American hard courts and this particular tour. 

All of that is in the past, and the Argentine has reached a more than worthy round of 16 at Flushing Meadows, entering the second week of a tournament with which he did not have much feeling. In perspective, the result is a success... but the taste with which Fran leaves New York is bittersweet: he lost in a match where his opponent, Alexander Blockx, showed significant physical problems for a moment... and, above all, in which Cerúndolo did not take advantage of the vast majority of opportunities he had.

This is what Cerúndolo said after his defeat against Blockx at the US Open

Fran is always a person who speaks his mind in front of the microphones, regardless of the toughness or significance of the loss. In search of balance after his seven days in the tournament, the albiceleste spoke with the Argentine media in New York. "I'm furious, I had opportunities, break points in the first and third sets. I gave it my all. He made aces, came to the net, and many times I couldn't even touch the ball. He defended spectacularly. He saved many opportunities, and in some cases, I made mistakes," said the Argentine, who also praised the defensive ability of the Belgian.

"Some points I had to win by hitting two or three definitive shots. I don’t know if this has been my best tournament in terms of tennis, but the reality is that I arrived poorly in New York and ended up reaching the round of 16", stated Fran, who falls again in what has already become his great stopping point in Grand Slams: the round of 16. His next objective, the Group I Davis Cup tie against Turkey, where he will lead the Argentine team.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Cerúndolo: "Estoy cabreado por la derrota, pero llegué mal y alcancé los octavos de final"