The Argentine tennis players had a very weak debut in the Australian Openthe first grand slam of the season, on a day in which they could not achieve any victory.
The Argentines who took to the field during Sunday night and early Monday morning were Sebastian Baez (28°), Mariano Navone and Nadia Podoroskawho will return from Australia with little flavor.
Baezwhich is the best “albiceleste” located in the ranking ATPcame to Melbourne looking to end the eight-game losing streak that he had dragged on since the US Openwhich was played between the end of August and the beginning of September.
The draw had paired him with the French Arthur Cazauxwhich last year surprised by reaching the fourth round in Australia.
The Argentine had a good start, where he went 2-1 in sets and everything seemed to indicate that he was going to win. However, Cazaux reacted in time to take the victory by 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 6-0 and 6-3 after 3 hours and 44 minutes of play.
Besides, Navone He had his debut in this tournament and the draw was not good at all, since it was his turn in the first round with the British Jack Draper (15th), one of the players who aims to get his place in the top 10 this year.
Despite having put up a lot of battle with Draper, Navone ended up falling in five sets, just like Baezby 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-2after four hours of play.
Regarding the female branch, Nadia Podoroska could do practically nothing Karolina Muchova (20th), who went over it with a forceful 6-1 and 6-1 in just one hour.
The activity for Argentines will continue during the night of this Monday and the early hours of Tuesday:
- Francisco Cerúndolo (31st) – Aleksandr Bublik (not before 22:10 on Monday)
- Camilo Ugo Carabelli – Learner Tien (not before 10:10 p.m. on Monday)
- Francisco Comesaña – Daniel Altmaier (not before 11:20 p.m. on Monday)
- Facundo Díaz Acosta – Zizou Bergs (not before 11:20 p.m. on Monday)
- Tomas Etcheverry – Flavio Cobolli (32°) (not before one on Tuesday)
- Federico Coria – Tristan Boyer (not before one on Tuesday)
- Maria Lourdes Carlé – Amanda Anisimova (Mondays at 9pm)
- Julia Riera – Beatriz Haddad Maia (Monday at 9pm).
Source: Ambito
