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Cerú adds it his fastest victory: “I am super happy with my performance”

The Argentine is already in second round in the ATP 500 of Munich

April 15, 2025

Francisco Cerúndo had never needed such a little time to win a leading match in his career at the ATP Tour (not counting retreats). Just 54 minutes were enough for the Argentine to prevail with 6-0 partials, 6-2 against German Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the BMW Open by Bitpanda.

His greatest moment of crisis against the champion of the tournament in 2024 arrived in the second game of the duel. Just after starting breaking, he saved the only Break Point he faced in his presentation. From there everything was solidity for the Buenos Aires both to the serve and the rest.

In fact, he turned five of the six break opportunities it generated with the return. He only lost 28 points of 81 in the match, and nine of 38 with his serve. With this level, ‘Fran’ arrives at his triumph No. 18 in the season, reaffirming the best start of the year of his career.

“I knew it was going to be a super difficult game. He is the defending champion, loves these conditions, but I played very well, and he did not have his best day. Maybe he had a little nerves, I don’t know. But I played very well and I didn’t let him play much. I am super happy with my performance,” said PIF ATP Rankings.

Of the nine tournaments he has played in 2025, he has added at least one victory in eight (except in the first of the season in Auckland). In addition, it now has eight consecutive victories against German tennis players.

His next opponent will be the Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko, who entered Lucky Loser and is already in second round after his triumph 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 against the Italian Flavio Cobolli.

The fifth standard head leads 2-1 the Lexus ATP Headtohead between them.