The impact of Juan Manuel Cerúndolo’s (24) victory hours before over Jannik Sinner (24) was not enough, but Francisco Comesaña (25) starred in another of the Argentine joys of the day by eliminating the Italian Luciano Darderi (24) this Thursday in the second round of Roland Garros.
Comesaña, 102nd in the world and who had never made it past the second round in the Paris tournament, battled for five sets to beat the 17th in the ATP ranking by 7-6/7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6 and 6-4.
The Shark of Argentine tennis, born 25 years ago in Mar del Plata, already equals his best performance in a Grand Slamthe third round he reached in 2024 at both Wimbledon and the US Open.
“They were very complicated months. This land tour was like getting on a little boat and having a storm, I was looking at how to fix the little boat, and when I arrived in Paris the sun came out. Here I am feeling very good mentally, I am very happy to feel back,” he sounded in his press conference after the victory.
Now their mission will be to reach the round of 16 for the first time. in a big one, for which he will have to beat another Italian on Saturday, Matteo Berrettini (105th), who for his part surprised the local Arthur Rinderknech with a triple 6-4.
“Every match is an opportunity. I don’t know how many Roland Garros I will have left to play, I try to live each match as if it were the last. It’s like today when you reach the fifth set, there you have to explode intensely. We are all very well trained for it,” said the tennis player, who is still old enough to add a good handful of more appearances.
Francisco Cerúndolo, for his part, also did his homework by beating Hugo Gastón 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 and 6-1.