Australian Open 2026: Mariano Navone falls at the first hurdle | OneFootball

After the defeat of Camilo Ugo and the victories of Tomás Etcheverry, Francisco Cerúndolo, and Francisco Comesaña on the opening day, La Nave was the first to take the court in Melbourne and lost to the Serbian Hamad Medjedovic 6-2, 6-7, 5-4, 6-2.

Despite the comeback that allowed him to win the second set, Navone was unable to stay alive in the tournament, where Thiago Tirante, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, Solana Sierra, and Sebastián Báez will make their debut in the early hours of Monday.

Tirante and Juanma Cerúndolo will play tonight against the locals Aleksandar Vukic and Jordan Thompson, respectively. Báez will play later at night (Tuesday morning in Australia) against the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

What’s next for the Argentinians at the 2026 Australian Open

Tomás Etcheverry, Francisco Cerúndolo, and Francisco Comesaña, who have qualified for the second round of the 2026 Australian Open, already know their next opponents.

Etcheverry will play against the Brit Arthur Fery, ranked 185th in the world and coming from the qualifiers; Fran Cerúndolo will face the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, and Comesaña will play against the American Frances Tiafoe.

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