Francisco Cerundolo reached the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time on Saturday with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 win over American ninth seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the French Open.
The 24-year-old Argentine's first four outings at the majors all ended in first round defeats but this year he has shown improvement.
"I don't feel like I belong in the top 10 because I'm not even in the top 20," the 23rd seed told reporters. Cerundolo frustrated Fritz with his sharp baseline game to complete victory on Court Suzanne-Lenglen after two hours 50 minutes. "The first set was a bit tense. I didn't play well. After that, I started to play better, more aggressive, less mistakes. But, of course, it was a great battle."
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