Juan Manuel Cerúndolo falls to Thompson at the Australian Open | OneFootball

Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (87th ATP) was unable to build on his convincing start in his debut at the Australian Open 2026 and suffered firsthand the comeback of local player Jordan Thompson (111th), who, after three hours and 15 minutes of play, prevailed 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1, 6-1.

The start of the match was truly promising for the Argentine. His strategy worked to perfection and he was able to outplay Thompson by using all the variations of his game in the opening set. However, little by little he began to lose consistency, and it quickly became apparent.

Already in the second set, he started making more mistakes and the Australian took advantage of that, along with the encouragement of the crowd, to begin tipping the balance in his favor. He leveled the match and in the third set definitively took control of the game with a commanding 6-1 that filled him with confidence heading into the final stretch. And he didn’t falter. With his characteristic offensive tennis, he ended up overpowering the Argentine to secure his ticket to the second round, where he will face Nuno Borges, who advanced due to the withdrawal of Félix Auger-Aliassime.

For his part, the younger of the Cerúndolo brothers once again failed in his attempt to achieve his first career win in the main draw of the Australian Open, just as happened in 2022, when he lost to Tomas Machac 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6.

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