2024-08-31 03:01:00
Francisco Comesaña’s hopes of continuing to advance in the US Open came up against the solidity of American Taylor Fritz, world number 12, who beat him in three sets to eliminate him in the third round. As at Roland Garros, the Mar del Plata native completed a great tournament and, thanks to his two victories, will once again enter the top 100.
Comesaña’s performance went from better to worse, as he ended up losing 6-3, 6-4 and 6-2 in just over two hours of play. The Argentine had two chances to break in the first set when Fritz was serving at 2-2, but he couldn’t capitalize on them. On the contrary, the American created his chance when Comesaña was serving at 3-4, he took advantage of it and the difference was enough to secure the first set.
In the second set, the story was similar. The Mar del Plata native was one point away from serving 2-0, but again he failed to do so. On the other side, Fritz managed to break on his first chance to go 3-2 up and from there on he headed to win the second set. The impact was great for the Argentine, who stopped competing and gave up his serve very quickly at the start of the third to begin saying goodbye to the tournament.
But beyond Comesaña’s elimination, the impact of the tournament was given by the Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp, number 74 in the world, who crushed the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz by 6-1, 7-5 and 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes of play and eliminated him in the second round. The number two in the world looked disconnected and was never comfortable in the match. “I had to fight against my mind during the match. I was playing against my opponent and against myself. There were many emotions that I could not control,” said the Spaniard about his striking fall.