WATCH: Championship point in Bastad causes controversy after missed call

| by Zachary Wimer

bArgentinian fans were certainly very happy ahead of the 2022 Bastad Open as Francisco Cerundolo took on Sebatian Baez in an all-Argentinian final match.

Francisco Cerundolo was dominant throughout the tournament and he defeated players such as Aslan Karatsev, Pablo Carreno-Busta and also the first-seeded Casper Ruud. In the final, he showed another dominant performance to beat compatriot Sebastian Baez.

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Especially the first set of the match was very close and any of the players could have won it. Eventually, it was Cerundolo who prevailed and in the second set he was much more dominant to win the match 7-6(4), 6-2.

But the first ATP title of the young Argentinian came with a controversy. Cerundolo was serving to win the tournament as he was up 40-0. After his serve, Baez hit a ball which was clearly going out and so Cerundolo started celebrating.

As he fell to the ground, he dropped his racquet, which then appeared to be hit by the ball and therefore, the point should have been awarded to Baez. However, no one noticed this and so Cerundolo could enjoy the celebration.

And although the point should have been awarded to Baez, it is probably not the way he would want to steal the championship from his compatriot, who was clearly in control of the second set.

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