Cerúndolo, Etcehverry and Podoroska pass the first round of the Australian Open

Tomas Etcheverry (80°) He also tasted a baptismal triumph in the major competitions, after eliminating Frenchman Grégoire Barrère with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

The man from La Plata, who had been fired in R1 in the four majors last season, will face a tough obstacle in the next phase when he comes across the Italian Jannick Sinnerwinner of the British Kyle Edmund in three sets (6-4, 6-0, 6-2).

the rosarina Nadia Podoroska (192) scored with his second personal victory in the Aus Open without too much urgency: she beat the French Leolia Jeanjean (lucky loser) 6-0, 6-3 in one hour and 16 minutes.

For much longer and with the opposite result was the premiere of the santafesino Frederick Coriadefeated in five sets by the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 6-4, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (8) and 6-2 after 4 hours, 17 minutes.

Coria (76th) suffered the third consecutive elimination in the first round of the australian openwhere he was never able to win a match.

The Buenos Aires Sebastian Baez (41st) Nor could he with the local tennis player Jason Kubler (86th), who beat him by a triple 6-4 at the John Caine Arena, the third most important stadium within the Melbourne Park complex.

In the central venue, Rod Laver Arena, Nadal -first favorite- ended his losing streak of results (6 losses in 7 games), although with too much effort against Jack Draper, 21, who demanded it for 3 hours and 41 minutes until the resolution of the final score: 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-1.

The Spaniard hopes to have a more accessible commitment in the second instance of the tournament when he faces the American Mackenzie McDonald (63rd), executioner of his compatriot Brandon Nakashima in a hard-fought game with a score of 7-6 (5), 7-6 ( 1), 1-6, 6-7 (10-12) and 6-4.