Alexandre Muller vs Francisco Cerundolo | Alexandre Muller Wins 7-5 6-1

Rio de JaneiroQuarter-finalClayMon 17 FebFinal

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Alexandre Muller defeated Francisco Cerundolo 7-5 6-1 in the Rio de Janeiro quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Francisco Cerundolo came in ranked #20, defending last year's semi-final. Alexandre Muller extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Match story: Alexandre Muller came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

How the match was decided

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Muller A. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Muller A. and Cerundolo F. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Muller A. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Cerundolo F. 3–1 (75%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).

2–250%Muller A. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–175%Cerundolo F. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

4–6Sets7–3

46–48Games54–51

0–1Tiebreaks3–0

1–0Deciding sets1–1

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Zverev A.#2L4-6 6-7 1-6US Open · hardW6-3 6-4Madrid Masters · clay
vs Rublev A.#23W3-6 6-3 6-2Rome Masters · clayW7-6 7-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Tsitsipas S.#43L3-6 5-7Shanghai Masters · hardL7-6 4-6 2-6Paris Masters · hard

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vs Lajovic D.#148W6-2 6-3Monte Carlo Masters · clayW3-6 6-4 6-4Rio de Janeiro · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Muller A. leads 2–0

Clay: Muller A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Muller A. leads 1–0

Muller A.February 2025Rio de JaneiroThis matchClay7-5 6-1
Muller A.January 2024AucklandHard6-1 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Comesana F.View match

Player context

Before the match

Muller A.Cerundolo F.1 832ELO2 0631 726Clay ELO1 8886–4Last 106–428Age26183 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.4M2026 $557KEarningsCareer $11.1M2026 $2.2M

Cite this

Alexandre Muller beat Francisco Cerundolo 7-5 6-1. Umpiry, "Alexandre Muller vs Francisco Cerundolo — Rio de Janeiro Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-02-17/cerundolo-vs-muller-rio-de-janeiro-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 17 February 2025).