During this season, the man from Buenos Aires had to deal with a bone in his hip that caused a series of tears in his right psoas and compromised the tendon. Almost non-stop, he went from winning the ATP 250 title in Córdoba in February 2021, getting into the top 100 in October and being 79 last January, to stopping again and again due to the injury that did not even allow him to defend his crown in La Docta.
But between attempts and frustrations, Cerúndolo recognizes Ambit that the situation could have been worse. “Surgery was considered after the second tear to remove the excess bone. But it was to do it more preventively, not because the labrum was damaged. Going through all the options with my GP and athletic trainers, we decided it wasn’t the best option. I think we made the right decision since it was not necessary to operate “Explain.
Despite these setbacks, the youngest of the tennis brothers (Francisco, the eldest) found some regularity to stay in the ranking. This Wednesday he agreed to the quarterfinals of the Buenos Aires Challenger after beating 6-2 and 6-2 the also local Hernán Casanova. Of the eight tournaments in this category that he played in 2022, he got into the quarterfinals in five, and in Tampere he lost in the semis.
Many times, the maelstrom of the sport takes its toll. In his case, Cerúndolo agrees that it could have been an aggravating factor, but not the origin of his ailment. “Stress is always a part of tennis and it’s going to be a part of my life while I’m on tour. Obviously it has an influence, but I don’t think it’s a cause. You are more prone to injury when you are in a stress situation than if you are training relaxed”he argues after his triumph of the day.
Although he acknowledges that “At a certain point I did not have a good time”today the injury begins to be left behind and the bet includes both finishing the year without pain and consolidating some tactical and physical changes.
Semifinalist of the Buenos Aires Challenger (lost to Sebastián Báez, later champion) and qualified for the 2021 NextGen ATP Finals, “La Compu”, who three years ago dreamed of reaching the top level while finishing high school, began this season looking for variants in his tennis to evolve, especially on slow courts. “I try not to be so defensive, but it’s my natural game and I can’t take it out automatically”details.
In this context, Cerúndolo added Juan Ignacio Chela as a coach, working together with Andrés Dellatorre. The former No. 15 in the world had already been part of the Porteño’s last preseason: “He is a great coach, a great professional and he brings me many things, not in particular. He is very complete.”
“Sometimes Andy can’t travel with me, so it’s nice to have someone else,” the 20-year-old tennis player expands. In addition, he details that “The relationship flows between the three of them, and Juan Ignacio has a lot of experience. He was and is very high up, the information he has is very few”.
But the evolution of “Juanma” does not end there. Since this year he changed his physical trainers and incorporated Martiniano Orazihistorical member of the team of Juan Martin del PotroY John Galvan. “I did this because of my injury issue,” she argues.
“I am very satisfied with the changes I have made. Both the team I had before and now are tremendous professionals. When one makes a modification like this, it must be justified, I don’t like to do it just for the sake of it. In this case, it was to continue improving my physique.”elaborate.
The 2022 tennis season faces the last laps, although for Cerúndolo there is still a lot at stake. “I only think about playing three tournaments in a row without pain. Going further would be a mistake.”assumes, already exhausted from attending the press at the Racket Club in Palermo, where the wind punished and the weather changed too much.
“I had two very difficult years and one that was the best of my career. The pandemic greatly delayed my growth and I was unable to compete. In 2021 I had a lot of continuity, I won many games, I got into the top 100. And this year I had many injuries. I think everything was positive, I learned many things, it helped a lot”, she closes, while waiting for the next steps to be firmer and without any pain.
Source: Ambito
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