Hard blow for Diego Schwartzman: he lost in the first round of Australian Open qualifying

2024 didn’t start in the best way for Diego Schwartzman. After falling in the second qualifying round of the ATP 250 in Brisbane, the Argentine tennis player was eliminated today in the first round of the Australian Open qualifiers, the first Grand Slam of the season that takes place in Melbourne. The current 111th player in the ATP world rankings fell to American Denis Kudla 7-6 (7), 6-4 after an hour and 56 minutes of play on Court 3 at Melbourne Park. As a result of this negative result, Schwartzman will not play in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time since Wimbledon 2014, when he was just establishing himself on the men’s professional tour. After his frustrated stint on Australian clay, the Argentine will return to the country to prepare for the South American clay tour. At the moment, his participation in the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires is confirmed, as he was invited to the main draw.The results of Argentine tennis players in the Australian Open qualifiersAt the moment, there were only two wins in the tournament standings. Francisco Comesaña (123rd) beat Japan’s Yuta Shimizu (208th) 7-6 (2), 6-2, while Camilo Hugo Carabelli (140th) beat local Hyden Jones (1307th) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2.

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