Francisco Cerundolo aces Bublik in the 1st round to collide vs Diaz Acosta at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Cerundolo defeats Bublik to take on Facundo Diaz Acosta in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Francisco Cerundolo dispatches Alexander Bublik 7-6(1) 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Cerundolo will clash against Facundo Diaz Acosta in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Cerundolo
Melbourne
Cerundolo's Record

The Argentine added to his prize money $ 68,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 200,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Cerundolo will add $ 90,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 290,000 in total.

Highlights Francisco Cerundolo vs. Alexander Bublik Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Cerundolo
Bublik
Francisco Cerundolo
7-61 6-3 6-2
1h:49
Alexander Bublik
112
112
Total points
77
77
42
42
Winners
41
41
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
53%
53%
16
16
Unforced
38
38
30%
30%
Ratio Unforced
70%
70%
20/27
20/27
Net Approaches
16/33
16/33
74%
74%
Perc
48%
48%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
10
10
3
3
Double Faults
15
15
60%
60%
1st in
54%
54%
84%
84%
1st won
72%
72%
42/50
42/50
1st won
41/57
41/57
58%
58%
2nd won
29%
29%
19/33
19/33
2nd won
14/49
14/49
200
200
Fastest serve
210
210
179
179
AVG 1st Serve
183
183
142
142
AVG 2nd Serve
161
161
-- Break Points --
5/13
5/13
Total
2/3
2/3
38%
38%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, the Argentine scored 112 points vs. Bublik’s 77.

Cerundolo

Cerundolo served pretty well to win 84% of the points (42/50) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (19/33) on his second serve. The Argentine won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 38% (5/13) of the procured opportunities.

Bublik

On the other side, Alexander was pretty good at converting 67% of the break points that he procured points (2/3). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Cerundolo and Bublik is 1-0 for Francisco.

Draw and next match H2H: Francisco Cerundolo vs. Facundo Diaz Acosta – stats

Cerundolo will take on Diaz Acosta in the 2nd round.

This will be the 5th time that Francisco Cerundolo and Facundo Diaz Acosta face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Cerundolo and Diaz Acosta (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Francisco Cerundolo Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Cerundolo 7-6
CerundoloBublik
7
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
CerundoloBublik
7
6
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
0
5
0
5
1
6
1
CerundoloBublik
6
6
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
CerundoloBublik
6
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
CerundoloBublik
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
CerundoloBublik
4
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
CerundoloBublik
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
CerundoloBublik
3
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
CerundoloBublik
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
CerundoloBublik
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
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40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
CerundoloBublik
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
CerundoloBublik
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
CerundoloBublik
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
CerundoloBublik
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40

Cerundolo won the set after he broke the Kazakhstani in the 11th (6-5) game. Alexander tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 12th (6-6) game. Nevertheless, Cerundolo maintained the focus to win the set 7-6.

The Argentine failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.

Cerundolo converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-5 15-40). On the other side, the Kazakhstani was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 12th game (5-6 30-40).

They played 86 points. Francisco conquered the set after winning 12 points more than Alexander (49-37). The Argentine dropped 11 points on serve (32-11). On the losing side, Alexander conceded 17 points on serve (26-17).

2nd Set -
Cerundolo 6-3
CerundoloBublik
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
CerundoloBublik
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
CerundoloBublik
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
CerundoloBublik
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
CerundoloBublik
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
CerundoloBublik
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
CerundoloBublik
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
CerundoloBublik
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
CerundoloBublik
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40

The Argentine conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Cerundolo broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game to conquer the set 6-3.

A defining moment of this set was when Francisco won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.

Cerundolo converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 15-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). In addition on the other side, the Kazakhstani converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 55 points. The Argentine was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than the Kazakhstani (32-23). Francisco lost 10 points on serve (16-10). In addition, on the other side, the Kazakhstani conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

3rd Set -
Cerundolo 6-2
CerundoloBublik
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
CerundoloBublik
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
CerundoloBublik
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
CerundoloBublik
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
CerundoloBublik
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
CerundoloBublik
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
CerundoloBublik
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Cerundolo had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Alexander Bublik in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. That break was the key for the Argentine to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks.

Cerundolo converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 30-40). On the other side, Francisco didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 48 points. Cerundolo was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Alexander (30-18). The Argentine was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). on the other side of the court, Alexander conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

1st
Cerundolo
Bublik
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Cerundolo
Bublik
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Cerundolo
Bublik
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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