Published on 01/17/2025 06:48
by Jérémy Ernou
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Pronostic ATP Open d’Australie
Seeded number 8 and in front of his home crowd, Australian Alex De Minaur will meet Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo for a place in the round of 16 of the Australian Open.
-Eighth finalist in the last 3 editions, Alex De Minaur will aim to do as well or better in 2025. The Australian is coming off the best season of his career but is still looking for a big Grand Slam result. Perhaps this year will see the Sydney native break that glass ceiling? For the moment, the 8th player in the world has had no problems during the first two rounds, dominating Botic Van De Zandschulp and then Tristan Boyer relatively easily. Two victories without losing a set against the Dutchman and the American which will allow Alex De Minaur to arrive in top physical shape for this 3rd round against Francisco Cerundolo.
The Argentinian has just matched his best performance in Melbourne with this 3rd round, as in 2023. The 31st player in the world had to overcome a tricky first round against Kazakh Alexander Bublik, dominated in 3 sets. A benchmark victory at the start of the season for the South American who then benefited from the abandonment of his compatriot Facundo Diaz Acosta during his second round. With less than 3 hours spent on the court in Melbourne, Francisco Cerundolo hopes to be able to hold off the upcoming standoff against Alex De Minaur in a context that will be very hostile.
