Memorable triumph for Facundo Díaz Acosta who came back in a big way. The Argentine won in five sets against the Belgian Bergs (6-7(5), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4) demonstrating an excellent level.
ATP Open Australia 2025 draw
Díaz Acosta achieves a dream victory in Australia
A special afternoon for Facundo Díaz Acostaplaying for the second time and in consecutive years, this main draw of the Australian Open. The Argentine tennis player, current champion of Buenos Aires, had a start to the year with different sensations, from frustration at falling in his debut at the Challenger in Canberra, to overcoming qualifying and getting into the quarterfinals of the ATP in Auckland, leaving on the way to players like Norrie and Báez.
In this case, he had to face the Belgian Zizou Bergswith very good recent feelings by reaching the final in that Auckland ATP, that being his first definition on the circuit, falling there against Monfils. Zizou, like Facundo, was also looking for the first victory of his career in the main draw in Melbourne.
Minimal advantage for Bergs
The Australian afternoon was going to start with a better taste in Zizou Bergs’ mouth, capitalizing on a couple of errors from the Argentine to quickly achieve the first break of the match and take a 2-1 lead on the scoreboard. The European would manage to maintain that difference throughout much of the set, but already entering defining terrain, Díaz Acosta gained ground by recovering the break to level the score at 4-4. Without any further advantages, it would be time for the tiebreak, and there, although Facu seemed to have the upper hand by having a 5-3 and serve, The Belgian turned this tiebreaker around to win the initial round.
Quick equality from the Argentine
Leaving behind that bad ending to the set, Díaz Acosta was going to come out super focused in the second and this time he got an early break to start controlling the score in this set. Bergs was going to have his options to recover it, but the Argentine would also have his options to extend the advantage, although without specifics. Facundo would manage his advantage in the best way throughout the set to tie history with a 6-4 in his favor.
-New domain for Belgium
Everything was going well for the Argentine, arriving with better feelings into the always key third quarter, but as usually happens in this sport, another drastic twist would come in the plot of the match. Bergs played two great service games and in between, he made two consecutive breaks taking advantage of a forgettable passage by Facundo, to obtain an unexpected 4-0 advantage in just about 20 minutes of the set. With absolute forcefulness and overwhelming confidence, Zizou won with a massive 6-1 to go ahead again.
Facu does not lower his arms
This very changing match had another course prepared for the fourth set, with a renewed Díaz Acosta, who actually continued focused on his game, without thinking about how quickly the previous set disappeared. In a round of absolute parity, the Argentine knew how to generate pressure with the return at the most opportune moment to achieve the expected break in the eighth game and take a 5-3 lead. The Argentine scored 6-3 to put an end to this fourth set and take the result to a fifth.
Díaz Acosta closes the dream victory
The fifth set was very even. Neither of them gave in until the ninth game. In this game, Díaz Acosta found himself with two breaking balls and took advantage of the first one to go bankrupt and stay very close to victory. It was not going to be easy to confirm the victory and the Belgian with a 0-40 had three counter break balls.
The left-hander saved all of them and reached match point after an ugly gesture with his ankle. Finally Bergs went up to the net and Díaz Acosta with a great ball managed to raise both arms after a memorable victory in his career for start the Australian Open 2025 with great enthusiasm.
