The thirty-third player in the world went through a terrible five-set battle with compatriot Francisco Cerundola in an unpleasant heat. When he took a 4-1 lead in the fifth set and the match had already lasted almost four hours, a difficult time came for Etcheverry.
He was about to receive a serve, he walked slowly to the baseline, but a great surge of nausea came over him and he threw up straight on the court. Before that, he warned his opponent with a raised hand to wait a moment, then the contents of his stomach came out without fail.
🇦🇷 Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry stormed out in the 35 degree heat en route to defeating compatriot Francisco Cerundolo in five sets at the US Open.pic.twitter.com/paQCBhYZwI
— Sam Street (@samstreetwrites) August 28, 2024
But the 25-year-old Argentine did not let this moment get him down. He rallied quickly and won the fifth set 6:3. So he made sure that he will advance to the third round, in which he will face the German Alexander Zverev.
2024-08-29 06:43:01
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