Three Argentine players managed to advance through the first round of Grand Slam qualifying. Julia Riera will be in action again tonight.
Julia Riera, Juan Pablo Ficovich and Thiago Tirante emerged victorious in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season. The Argentines have progressed to the next round, and with one more victory they will be well placed to enter the main draw.
Julia Riera achieved a remarkable victory in her qualifying match at the first Grand Slam of the year in Australia. The 22-year-old tennis player initially struggled against Croatian Lea Boskovic, but turned the match around, winning in the first round of qualifying after 2 hours and 14 minutes of play, with scores 4- 6, 6-1 and 6-2. She is now looking forward to her next match against Romanian Miriam Bianca Bulgaru this evening.
Furthermore, another highlight of Monday’s session was marked by Juan Pablo Ficovich. The 27-year-old from Buenos Aires scored a strong decisive sets victory against Britain’s Paul Jobb, with a score of 6-4, 6-4, to advance to the second round of qualifying. He will meet American Learner Tien, not before 9:10 p.m.
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On the other hand, it was a disappointing day for the Argentine players, where only Thiago Tirante was able to improve. He confidently defeated the Austrian Jurij Rodionov with a score of 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, in just over two and a half hours of play. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old from La Plata will face the French Titouan Droguet.
Unfortunately, Román Burruchaga, Facundo Mena, Andrea Collarini, Solana Sierra, Federico Gómez, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo and Marco Trungelliti also participated in the first round of the Australian Open qualifiers but left Melbourne prematurely after their respective defeats.
