Facundo Díaz Acosta seals memorable win, rolls on at Roland Garros 2026 | OneFootball

Facundo Díaz Acosta is having an unforgettable Roland Garros 2026. The Argentine has now beaten Zhang Zhizhen and is through to the second round.

It was 6-1, 6-4 and 6-3 in one hour and 45 minutes against the Chinese player (No. 224), who used his protected ranking to enter the tournament. Díaz Acosta (No. 151) has put together a solid 2026 season. And he has carried that form into Paris, where he has already won four matches. After successfully coming through qualifying, the man from La Lucila advanced to the second round of the Parisian Grand Slam.

Now coached by Federico Delbonis, the 2016 Davis Cup champion, Facundo earned his first ATP win since Australia 2025. He had also not won on clay on the main tour since Kitzbühel 2024.

After a difficult 2025 physically that dropped him outside the Top 300, Díaz Acosta has put together a rebuilding 2026, compiling a positive record that has allowed him to climb back into the ATP’s top 150, mainly thanks to his strong results on the Challenger circuit, where he has won three titles this season.

With this performance, his third win in Grand Slam tournaments and first at Roland Garros, he has secured a return to the world’s top 130.

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