Cerúndolo was the first to take the court today and won with sets of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2 against the local Dane Sweeny (257th) to advance to the next instance of the contest.
Argentine tennis players Francisco Cerúndolo Located in the 22nd place in the ATP rankingand Sebastian Baez (26th) They debuted on the right foot in the Australian Open, while Facundo Díaz Acosta (93rd) and Pedro Cachín (72nd) were eliminated in the first round of the Grand Slam.
cerundolo He was the first to take the field on Sunday and won with partial scores. 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2 against local Dane Sweeny (257th) to advance to the next stage of the contest.
Baez, For his part, he did the same in front of JJ Wolf (54th) by 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 and 3-0 – the American retired -, while Diaz Acosta fell in its debut against Taylor Fritz (12th) by 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6 and 4-6.
Furthermore, the Cordovan Cachín lost to the Dutch Jasper de Jong (148°) and said goodbye to the tournament with partial scores of 6-4, 2-6, 3-6 and 4-6.
Who are the Argentines who will debut this Monday?
The remaining Argentines will have their debut in the Australian Open this Monday: it’s about Tomás Etcheverry (30th) against the British Andy Murray (44th), Frederick Coria (85) against the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (53rd) and, in the women’s branch, Nadia Podoroska (63rd) against Tamara Zidansek (99th).
Prizmic tested Djokovic, who finally won his first match in Melbourne
Novak Djokovic had to do his best to begin the defense of his title at the Australian Open with a victory over the young Croatian Dino Prizmic 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3 and 6-4in the first round on Sunday.
At just over four hours, it was the longest first round match in Djokovic in a Grand Slam.
Novak Djokovic
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“He deserves all the applause and all the credit he has received tonight, he is an incredible player, very mature. It was an incredible performance for a teenager who has never had the experience of playing on such a big stage,” he said. Djokovic about his rival.
And he added: “I started well for being 36 years old. If you think about it, I’m twice his age. I had some good moments (but) physically I’m still looking for myself on the court.”
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