The Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerúndolo continues to advance in the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, demonstrating an excellent performance by defeating the Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 and 6-4 in the third round of the tournament. In his debut, Cerúndolo had a hard-fought victory against Mackenzie McDonald and will now face the winner between Hubert Hurkacz and Alex de Minaur.
In the match against Van de Zandschulp, Cerúndolo had a challenging start by conceding an early break, but he managed to recover with determination and a run of five consecutive games to take the first set 6-3. In the second set, both players held their serves firmly until Cerúndolo achieved the crucial break at 4-4, closing the match with a final score of 6-3 and 6-4 in 1 hour and 29 minutes of play.
With this victory, Cerúndolo advances to the round of 16 where he will look to continue his good performance against a high-level opponent like Hurkacz or de Minaur. In another highlighted match of the day, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, two-time champion in Indian Wells, will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the third round. Additionally, the American Taylor Fritz, winner of the tournament in 2022, will also be in action this Monday in the tournament.
