Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo jokingly apologised to US Open fans for dumping home favourite Taylor Fritz out of the tournament.The No.24 seed came from behind to shock ninth seed Fritz in a five-set epic to reach the Grand Slam’s second week for the first time.Cerundolo stunned Taylor Fritz to reach the last 16 of the US OpenAFPOn his debut at the US Open‘s famous Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 28-year-old claimed a momentous 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory.Cerundolo found himself trailing by two sets and a break when he sparked a dramatic comeback to force a fifth set.He then saved three break points at 3-4 in the decider before he closed out a famous win over the former Wimbledon semi-finalist.Having beaten Fritz on his home soil, Cerundolo admitted he now hopes American fans can throw their support behind him.Cerundolo reacts to win over Fritz “It’s incredible,” he said of his debut on the 23,000-strong stadium. “I mean, I started the match a little bit nervous and tight, and after that, I started getting into it and used to it.“I think it was great. I hope, guys, you enjoyed. “I mean, I’m not the local one. Sorry! I tried my best, and hopefully I can get you all by my side on my next round.”Cerundolo, who admitted that Fritz had the better of him at the start of the match, revealed the turning point came when he broke back to get to 1-1 at the beginning of set three.Cerundolo apologised to the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd after knocking out their home hopeAFP“He was playing way better than me the first two sets, really aggressive,” Cerundolo added.“I wasn’t feeling comfortable at all, and after I broke back in the third, I started getting into it step by step, and I think fourth and fifth, I played really good tennis, that I wasn’t finding that good tennis in the previous sets and previous rounds. “Taylor is a top player. I mean, he played finals here and won a lot of matches, so I knew how difficult it is to play against him. “Winning here on my first time on Ashe is fantastic.”It was Cerundolo’s second consecutive five-set thriller, having previously gone the distance to beat Jan-Lennard Struff.“I played five sets today, five sets two days ago. If I’m good, maybe we can go out and have dinner, but no more than that,” he smiled.He has still never made a Grand Slam quarter-finalGetty“My goal now is next round: try to recover as best as possible, to try to be in good shape to play the round of 16 here. “It’s another super-tight match. I love New York, I love the city, and I’m trying to enjoy as much as possible.”Cerundolo is back in action on Monday against Alexander Blockx as he bids to reach the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time.