Another day of tennis passed in the first Grand Slam of the year and on the third day of competition the first Argentine victories came in Australia.
Facundo Díaz Acosta, Tomás Etcheverry and Francisco Cerúndolo They are the only ones who will continue in the race in Melbourne after their respective victories in the first round.
The bad news is that the rest of those who took the field were eliminated: Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Federico Coria, Julia Riera and María Lourdes Carlé joined the list that Seba Báez, Navone and Nadia Podoroska had started.
The first victory came from the hand of Francisco Cerúndolo, who swept Alexander Bublik in three sets 7-6, 6-3 and 6-2 in just under two hours of play.
Auspicious debut for Fran who got rid of an always difficult rival and will now have an Argentine duel with Facundo Díaz Acosta, the other winner of the day.
On court 14, Díaz Acosta beat the Belgian Zizou Bergs in a tremendous four-hour match 6-7, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
First win in Australia for the 73rd in the ranking and the other protagonist of the clash of Argentine rackets in the second round.
The third was Tomás Etcheverry, who defeated the Italian Flavio Cobolli (32nd) 6-7(8), 6-3, 7-5 and 6-1 in more than three and a half hours of play.
Good performance by the man from La Plata in his fourth experience in Australia after having lost the first set with a solid comeback.
Tomy will face the American Marcos Giron, with whom he only has one history and it was a defeat in 2022.
Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Federico Coria and Francisco Comesaña could not pass the first round and said goodbye to Australia.
Coria lost to the American Boyer 3-6, 7-6, 6-4, 5-7 and 6-1.
La Mojarra fell in the first round in Australia for the fifth time in a row.
Camilo Ugo Carabelli also reached the fifth set but after four hours of play he was beaten by the American Learner Tien 6-4, 6-7, 3-6, 7-5 and 4-6.
The 94th in the World was close to his first victory in Australia but could not with the enthusiasm of the young man who came from Qualy.
Comesaña said goodbye after losing against the German Daniel Altmaier in another disputed duel in five sets of three hours and 25 minutes by 2-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 and 4-6.
Without Argentines in the women’s team
As happened with Nadia Podoroska, Julia Riera and Lourdes Carlé, they were also left out in R1 of the Australian Open.
After the feat that meant surpassing the classification, Juli Riera had a great match against the Brazilian Haddad Maia but lost 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Lourdes Carlé, meanwhile, was eliminated by the American Amanda Anisimova by 2-6 and 3-6 in 1:17.
