Díaz Acosta blew two match points, Tien into round three at Roland Garros | OneFootball

Facundo Díaz Acosta (151st in the world ranking) came painfully close to a historic win in the second round of Roland Garros 2026. Despite holding the advantage and even having match points, the Argentine fell to Learner Tien (18th) 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3.

The Argentine, who is currently working with Federico Delbonis, the 2016 Davis Cup champion, is gradually trying to regain the form that led him to win the 2024 Argentina Open and rise to world No. 47, after dealing with numerous physical issues.

The start of the match was not easy, as the American went up 5-2 in the first set. Despite Díaz Acosta’s huge comeback, winning three straight games, he ended up losing the set 7-5. However, from that point on, he managed to loosen up and begin leveling the match.

Growing stronger on serve, he struck at just the right moment in the second set: in the tenth game, which allowed him to level the match. In the third, an early break gave him the lead, though he was unable to back it up right away. He did so later, however, when he moved ahead 5-3 and closed out the set 6-3.

In the fourth, the South American was up by two breaks and then had a double match point when Learner served at 3-5, 15-40. However, he could not finish it there, nor when serving for the match. Instead, it was the American who came through in the tiebreak, winning it 7-4. In the decider, everything stayed on serve until the famous seventh game: Díaz Acosta led 40-0, but five consecutive errors handed the break to Tien.

As a result, Tien will face Flavio Cobolli (14th) in an appealing matchup. As for the left-hander, he leaves Paris with a bitter taste, but with the certainty that he has the level to compete on these stages. He will climb 24 spots in the rankings and become world No. 127.

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