{
  "id": 6145532,
  "title": "US Open 2026: Cerúndolo aims for quarters, Etcheverry ousted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/us-open-2026-cerundolo-aims-for-quarters-etcheverry-ousted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T13:40:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Herald",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-herald",
    "url": "https://buenosairesherald.com/sports/tennis/us-open-2026-cerundolo-aims-for-quarters-etcheverry-ousted"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Top-ranked Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerúndolo aims to reach the US Open quarterfinals on Monday. The 28-year-old Argentine, currently ranked 25th in ATP singles rankings, will face Belgium's Alexander Blockx. Blockx, a 34-year-old making his second week debut at a Grand Slam, recently upset Italian world No. 6 Flavio Cobolli in a four-set match. Cerúndolo, who previously beat both Taylor Fritz and Jan-Lennard Struff, will play Blockx on Arthur Ashe Stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. local time. The match will be broadcast on ESPN and Disney+. Cerúndolo recently described his dramatic comeback against Fritz as pulling himself out of \"a situation where I didn't feel comfortable.\" A win against Blockx would see Cerúndolo achieve his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. However, Tomás Etcheverry, also 32, missed his opportunity for a second quarterfinal appearance after losing to US player Alex Michelsen. The Argentine lost 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 48 minutes. Etcheverry had previously reached the round of 16 at the French Open last year.",
  "summary": "The Top-ranked Argentine tennis star has a chance to reach the elite eight at a Grand Slam for the first time La entrada US Open 2026: Cerúndolo aims for quarters, Etcheverry ousted se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}