First joys for Cerúndolo and Etcheverry in a Grand Slam: this is how it went for the Argentines at the Australian Open

There is always a first time. And on Sunday night in Argentina, Monday morning in Australia, he came to Francisco Cerúndolo, who got his first triumph in a Grand Slam by staying with the duel of Argentines against Guido Pella by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3, in the first round of the Australian Open. who came from having in 2022 the best year of his career, against an opponent who was left without a ranking because he only played one game last season and is in full return to the circuit. On the court, the world number 29 was able to take advantage of that difference, although he was not coming off a good start to the year, which included an abdominal injury. Now, Cerúndolo will face Frenchman Corentin Moutet (62nd). And there were more celestial and white joys. Because another who gave himself the great pleasure of singing victory for the first time in a major tournament was Tomás Etcheverry (80th), who beat the Frenchman Grégoire Barrère (88th) by 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4, in a duel in which he went from lowest to highest. In the second round, the platense will have a tough stop against the Italian Jannik Sinner, the number 16 in the world ranking. Different was the beginning of Sebastián Báez (44°), who could not overcome Australian Jason Kubler (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) and said goodbye in the first round as well as Federico Coria (76°), who fought until the fifth set but ended up losing to the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (78°) by 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2. in the women’s draw, Nadia Podoroska completed the national positive balance of the first day with a solid 6-0, 6-3 win against France’s Léolia Jeanjean. It was a good start for the rosarina, who is playing her second Grand Slam after a long time of being injured by being injured. In the next round, the 191st of the WTA ranking will be measured against the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (24th), who was champion on Australian soil in 2012 and 2013.On the second day in Melbourne, it will be the turn of the debut for the three remaining Argentines: Diego Schwartzman (25th) will face the Ukrainian Oleksii Krutykh (188th), Facundo Bagnis (90th) will go against England’s Daniel Evans (27th) and Pedro Cachín (59th) against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta (15th). The agenda of the Argentines in the Australian OpenMonday 16/1, 21.00: Facundo Bagnis (90°) vs Daniel Evans (27°).
Monday 16/1, 21.00: Diego Schwartzman (25th) vs Oleksii Krutykh (188th).
Monday 16/1, *22.15: Pedro Cachín (59°) vs Pablo Carreño Busta (15°).

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