Francisco Cerundolo confident: knows how to beat Jannik Sinner

Now it’s getting serious. After two rather approachable opponents, and overcome by taking advantage of the higher technical rate, Jannik Sinner will face Francisco Cerundolo, a “terraiolo” real one, of those who know how to play on clay. In short, the first real test for the world number 1 to see what level he has reached after his three-month suspension.

Francisco Cerundolo is having an excellent season on clay. His season record speaks for itself: 18 wins and only six losses. Two of the three tournaments he has won in his career have come on clay (Baastad and Umag) and, at the moment, he is at his best ranking ever (number 18).

A 1998 class, he has another precedent he particularly cares about and that gives him a lot of confidence ahead of his challenge with the world number 1. Francisco Cerundolo, in 2023, eliminated Jannik Sinner himself from the Internazionali d’Italia. On that occasion, the Argentine won in three sets: 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 the partials of a match in which Francisco Cerundolo played at a very high level, often sending the Italian out of the game.

The Argentine won in three sets.

Clearly, today’s is a different Jannik Sinner than two years ago. However, Francisco Cerundolo has also grown over time, confirming his talents on clay. In short, it will really take the best Jannik Sinner to be able to knock out the “terraiolo” Francisco Cerundolo.