Etcheverry lost and Cerúndolo is the only Argentine left in the Australian Open

Francisco Cerúndolo (31st) defeated his compatriot Facundo Díaz Acosta and became the only Argentine to get into the third round of the Australian Openthe first Grand Slam of the season.

cerundolo dominated 6-2 and 1-0 in the second set, when Diaz Acosta He retired due to an injury.

In this way, the Argentine equaled his best participation in this tournament, which was the third round reached in the 2023. His next rival will be the Australian Alex De Minaur (8th), the great hope of the local public.

The other Argentine who played in singles during the last day was Tomas Etcheverrywho fell in five sets against the American Marcos Giron and continued the curse of the Argentine representatives this year in matches that were defined in five sets. “Retu” lost 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 3-6 and 6-4 after 4 hours and 6 minutes of play.

This Australian Open It has left a very bitter taste for the Argentines, since six of the eight who qualified for the main draw lost their matches in five sets. It is about Mariano Navone, Francisco Comesaña, Sebastián Báez, Federico Coria and Tomás Etcheverry.

The rival of Giron In the third round it will be the Italian and world number 1, Jannik Sinnerwho defeated the Australian in four sets Tristan Schooltake.

Navone, the only one to advance in doubles

Mariano Navone He was the only Argentine who got into the second round of the doubles, since together with the Romanian Victor Vlad Cornea surpassed by 6-4 and 7-6(6) to the American Christian Harrison and to Dutch David Pel.

On the other hand, they lost Horacio Zeballos (He did not play due to an injury to his teammate, the Spanish Marcel Granollers), Maximo Gonzalez and Andrés Molteni, Guido Andreozii (he was a duo with the Spanish Theo Arribage), and Sebastian Baez and Francisco Comesaña.

Navone will play again tonight, as they will face the Germans in the second round Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetzpre-classified quarters.