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Francisco Cerundolo vs Zachary Svajda: ATP Winston Salem – Second round
Lucky loser Zachary Svajda will take on Francisco Cerundolo in the second round of ATP Winston Salem.
Francisco Cerundolo Profile
Francisco Cerundolo is 29th in the ATP rankings, ten spots lower than his career high. The Argentinian is 24-23 for the season and 3-7 on hard surface.
Cerundolo is coming off a 6-0, 6-3 loss to Karen Khachanov in the opening round in Cincinnati. The week before, he made it to the round of 16 at the Olympics where he lost to Casper Ruud.
Cerundolo won the title in Umag this season defeating Lorenzo Musetti in the finals and also reached the semifinals in Rio de Janeiro where he lost to Sebastian Baez.
This is his first appearance in Winston Salem.
Zachary Svajda Profile
Zachary Svajda currently has the highest ranking of his career being No. 107 in the world. The American is 30-27 for the season and 22-16 on hard surface.
Svajda is coming off a 6-4, 6-1 win over Laslo Djere in the first round of the main draw. Previously, he defeated Martin Borisiouk in the qualifiers and lost to Omni Kumar but made it to the main draw as a lucky loser.
Svajda’s best result his season was reaching the final at the Indian Wells Challenger and he also made it to the semis in at the Challengers in Acapulco and Ilkley.
This is his first appearance in Winston Salem.
Head-to-Head Cerundolo leads 1-0
- Cerundolo vs Svajda 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 (2023 US Open first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
Zachary Svajda is one of the rising stars of American tennis, and he is on the verge of getting into the top 100 players for the first time in his career. He played a very solid match in the first round of the main draw, defeating Laslo Djere, and now he will have an even bigger challenge against Francisco Cerundolo. The Argentinian is not playing his best tennis but has been among the top 20 players in the world, which guarantees his quality. Cerundolo won their previous head-to-head match last year at the US Open, and he will do so today, this time in straight sets.
