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Arthur Gea defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 — US Open 2026 R128.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Arthur Gea: Arthur Gea leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
The higher-ranked man wasn't even the favorite: 10Bet made the lucky loser a 54 percent pick, and Cerundolo went out in the opening round taking 5 of 14 break points to Gea's 6 of 11. His serve sagged as the match stretched, from 80 percent of first-serve points won in the second set to 50 in the fifth. The Argentine still won 33 of 54 second-serve return points and lost the points count 130-125, the decider gone once Gea broke in game 3 for 2-1 and again in game 5 for 4-1. Gea, in the draw only as a lucky loser, has now won six straight since the Los Cabos Open title, the first of his career.