{"id":940279,"date":"2026-10-25T10:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T10:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/940279\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T10:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T10:22:26","slug":"griekspoor-bounces-back-to-beat-cerundolo-in-brussels-for-second-final-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/940279\/","title":{"rendered":"Griekspoor bounces back to beat Cerundolo in Brussels for second final of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tallon Griekspoor reached just his second ATP Tour final of the year after beating world No. 21 Francisco Cerundolo in three sets at the European Open in Brussels: 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).<\/p>\n

It was only the second time Tallon Griekspoor<\/a> reached a tour-level semifinal this year, following his final berth in Abu Dhabi. The Dutchman upset second seed Jiri Lehecka<\/a> in the quarterfinals on Friday, setting up a meeting with third seed and world No. 21 Francisco Cerundolo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Argentinian was unequivocally on top in the opening set, playing near-flawless tennis that left Griekspoor frustrated. Cerundolo rounded up the first set in 29 minutes, winning 6-2 after notching 8 winners to just 4 unforced errors.<\/p>\n

A much-improved second set saw Griekspoor take the fight to Cerundolo, who took a step back himself as well and allowed Griekspoor\u00a0 back into the contest with a late break. Cerundolo tried to stay alive and earned two break points, but Griekspoor shut him out and clinched the set on his second set point.<\/p>\n

In the third and deciding set, Cerundolo and especially Griekspoor played high-level tennis, with the Dutchman barely losing a point on serve. That was until Cerundolo redeemed his first break point up 4-3, breaking Griekspoor with a passing shot to go within one game of the win.<\/p>\n

Griekspoor responded swiftly and capitalised on Cerundolo’s mistakes, who was off his game, forcing a quick break and levelling the set at five games apiece with a love game. The Dutchman hung on to his form, taking the set from 5-3 down to a decisive tiebreak.<\/p>\n

Cerundolo continued to show a lesser version of himself and allowed Griekspoor to serve for the match after an unforced error – his 17th of the set. On his first match point, Griekspoor played fiercely on a second serve and finished the match with a crafty winner to secure his second tour final of the year.<\/p>\n

In Sunday’s final, Griekspoor will take on the winner of the match<\/a> between top seed Arthur Fils<\/a> and German world No. 58 Jan-Lennard Struff<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check the full match statistics on Flashscore<\/a><\/p>\n

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