Juan Manuel Cerúndolo struck a blow and is a finalist in Gstaad

Juan Manuel Cerúndolo defeated Peruvian Ignacio Buse 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday in one hour and 22 minutes of play, advancing to the final of the ATP 250 in Gstaad, Switzerland. The clay court event will feature €596,035 in prize money.

The Buenos Aires native, who is ranked 109th in the ATP rankings but will re-enter the top 100 on Monday, was extremely solid throughout the match against Buse, who is ranked 167th in the world and advanced to the main draw of the tournament after having gone through qualifying.

With a 74% effectiveness rate on his first serve and 75% of points won with that shot, Cerúndolo barely allowed his opponent a single break point opportunity throughout the match . Instead, he converted three of the six he generated, securing a victory that allowed him to reach the second final of his career.

The first time Juanma , 23, reached the decisive match of a tournament was almost four and a half years ago at the ATP 250 in Córdoba. On that occasion, he defeated Spaniard Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 to claim the only title of his career.

Man on a mission ⚔️ @jmcerundolo takes down Buse to punch his ticket to the championship match! 🎟️ @SwissOpenGstaad | #SwissOpenGstaad pic.twitter.com/O3jyqA3qey

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In this tournament, Cerúndolo had defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff (129th) in the first round and Belgian David Goffin (68th) in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, he had made a huge splash by beating Norwegian Casper Ruud, ranked 13th and the tournament's top seed, in three sets.

In the decisive match, the Argentine will face the winner of the second semi-final on Sunday, which will feature Frenchman Arthur Cazaux (116th) and Kazakh Alexander Bublik (34th).