The Argentine was eliminated from the tournament after battling for more than four hours in the round of 16 match.
June 3, 2024, 8:16 p.m.
Francisco Cerúndolo spoke about the injury that Novak Djokovic accused (Video: ESPN / Photo: AFP)
Francisco Cerúndolo He played one of the most important matches of his career this Monday against Novak Djokovic in the round of 16 at Roland Garros. Although he fought until the end, he fell in five sets to the world number one and said goodbye to the tournament. At the end of the meetingreferred to the physical problems that his rival accused and gave his vision about what happened on the field.
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“I can’t say anything about whether he has an injury or not. Who knows, he will know…“, declared Cerúndolo, when asked about the discomfort that made Djokovic ask for medical attention and “cool down” the match when the Argentine was at his best.
And he noted: “At the end of the fourth and fifth (set) it was a total physical battle. In the end, with very long points and at no time did he feel anything or threatened to stop.”
“Could it have hurt you? Yes. Could he have had an injury? Yes, I have no idea. It doesn’t bother me at all that he asked for physio or that I did what he did. It doesn’t seem bad to me”he continued.
Novak Djokovic suffered physical discomfort during the match against Francisco Cerúndolo (Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman)By: REUTERS
And, in closing, the Argentine tennis player made it clear that he was always focused on his own game and that Djokovic’s attitudes did not take advantage of him. “I tried not to lose focus on my tennis. He ends up playing like he has nothing”, he concluded.
Francisco Cerúndolo’s post after being eliminated from Roland Garros
This sport is crazy. What a way to fight. I’m leaving Roland Garros empty, having given everything against nothing more and nothing less than the best Novak Djokovic. Thank you for the unconditional support you gave me and give me! I have no words. This continues,” wrote the number 23 in the ATP ranking on his X account (ex-Twitter).
Francisco Cerúndolo’s message after being eliminated at Roland Garros. (Photo: Capture X @francerundolo).
Djokovic He had to fight to win against Cerúndolo and advance to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. There were five sets of pure adrenaline and, after more than four hours of play, the world number one achieved victory.
The defending French Grand Slam champion took the victory by 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3 in four hours and 37 minutes of gameplay.
