The Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerundolo suffered a decisive defeat against Alexandre Müller in a match that ended with a score of 6-1 in favor of the European, ensuring his advancement to the next round. In this matchup, Müller outperformed Cerundolo in various statistical aspects, such as aces, first serve percentage, points won on the first serve, break points, reception points won, total points, among others.
In the final stretch of the match, Cerundolo was unable to maintain his level of competitiveness, allowing his opponent to take a clear advantage and close the match with two consecutive games won. Despite outperforming Müller in some areas such as double faults and percentage of points won on the second serve, Cerundolo could not recover and ultimately lost 5-7 and 1-6.
The match between Cerundolo and Müller was decided in the quarterfinals of the Rio de Janeiro Tournament, where the Argentine had a balanced performance in the first set but failed to capitalize on the key points that Müller did manage to secure. Cerundolo's performance was not enough to contain his opponent's game, which cost him the defeat in this exciting international matchup.
