Argentine duel between Cerúndolo and Díaz Acosta

He Australian Open will continue on the Argentine night with a special duel: the one that will face the compatriots Francisco Cerúndolo y Facundo Díaz Acosta. It will be this Friday, in the first turn on court 6 (not before 10:30 p.m. on ESPN and Disney+) on a day that will serve to define the third round of the first Grand Slam of the year.

This will be the second confrontation between Cerúndolo, who is currently 31st in the ATP rankings, and Díaz Acosta, who is ranked 73rd and is the winner of the previous duel. The 24-year-old tennis player won the ATP in Buenos Aires last year by 7-6 (3) and 6-0.

In Australia, Cerúndolo debuted with a clear victory against the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (37th), 7-6 (1), 6-3 and 6-2, showing an excellent level from the tie-break of the first set.

Díaz Acosta, meanwhile, achieved a remarkable comeback against the Belgian Zizou Bergs (60th). After more than four hours of action, he took the match with sets of 6-7 (5), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4, celebrating his first victory at the Australian Open.

This Thursday, in an exceptional menu, The two players who competed for the trophy in the last edition will appearone of the great candidates to lift a Grand Slam for the first time and the great local hope, a true guarantee of atmosphere in the stands of Melbourne Park.

Jannik Sinner (1st ATP) will continue the defense of the title in an interesting duel with the local Tristan Schoolkateboosted after achieving the first victory of his career. For its part, Daniil Medvedevafter starting with a five-set match against the world number 418, will face the American Learner Tienwho was one step away from the title at the Next Gen ATP Finals at the end of December.

For his part, at the Margaret Court Arena, the American Taylor Fritz, finalist of the last US Open and leader of Team USA in the United Cup title, will continue his path towards his first Grand Slam against the Chilean Cristian Garín. Meanwhile at the Rod Laver Arena, Sydney’s Alex de Minaur will try to impose his experience against the American qualifier Tristan Boyer.

Another focus will be on the Brazilian João Fonsecathe new sensation of the circuit. After eliminating a Top 10 player like the Russian Andrey Rublev on Tuesday in the first match of his career in a Grand Slam, the 18-year-old from Rio will face the Italian Lorenzo Sonego at the 1573 Arena, just after his compatriot Beatriz Haddad Maia Look for a place in the third round against the Russian Erika Andreeva.