Facundo Diaz Acosta prevails over Bergs in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Cerundolo at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Diaz Acosta victorious over Bergs to play Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd round

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Facundo Diaz Acosta topples Zizou Bergs 6-7(5) 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Diaz Acosta will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd round. The epic lasted 4 hours and 6 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2024. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Diaz Acosta
Melbourne
Diaz Acosta's Record

Facundo 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, Diaz Acosta will add $ 90,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 290,000 in total.

Highlights Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Zizou Bergs Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Acosta
Bergs
160
160
Total points
155
155
72
72
Winners
64
64
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
50
50
Unforced
69
69
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
16/28
16/28
Net Approaches
32/49
32/49
57%
57%
Perc
65%
65%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
12
12
9
9
Double Faults
9
9
60%
60%
1st in
53%
53%
77%
77%
1st won
74%
74%
72/93
72/93
1st won
64/86
64/86
51%
51%
2nd won
53%
53%
31/61
31/61
2nd won
40/75
40/75
205
205
Fastest serve
202
202
187
187
AVG 1st Serve
187
187
159
159
AVG 2nd Serve
160
160
-- Break Points --
4/16
4/16
Total
3/11
3/11
25%
25%
Won
27%
27%
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At the end of the match, Diaz Acosta scored 160 points vs. Bergs’s 155.

Diaz Acosta

The Argentine served extremely well to win 77% of the points (72/93) behind his first serve, and he won 51% points (31/61) on his second serve. Facundo won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 25% (4/16) of the procured opportunities.

Bergs

On the other side, the Belgian was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 27%3/11). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Diaz Acosta and Bergs is 1-1.

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

Diaz Acosta will face Cerundolo in the 2nd round.

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

Facundo Diaz Acosta Draw info

Diaz Acosta had an good ride in the last 2 sets to surrender 7 games after winning 57 points vs. Cerundolo’s 49 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Bergs 7-6
BergsAcosta
7
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
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40
40
40
40
A
BergsAcosta
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6
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
4
3
4
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
BergsAcosta
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6
15
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30
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5
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Bergs won the set after he broke Diaz Acosta in the 3rd (2-1) game. The Argentine tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Anyhow, Bergs refused to give way to conquer the set 7-6.

Zizou was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40). On the other side, Diaz Acosta was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 14th game (5-7 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 88 points. It’s worth to point out that, Bergs won this set even if he scored less points 4 than Diaz Acosta (42-46). Zizou surrendered 23 points on serve (32-23). In addition, on the other side, Facundo conceded 10 points on serve (23-10).

2nd Set -
Acosta 6-4
AcostaBergs
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
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40
40
A
AcostaBergs
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4
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40
AcostaBergs
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
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5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
AcostaBergs
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
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15
40
AcostaBergs
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2
15
0
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15
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30
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2
0
15
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1
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40
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40
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1
15
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40
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AcostaBergs
2
0
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0

Diaz Acosta had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Zizou Bergs in the 2nd game (2-0). Bergs managed to strengthen his lead after breaking the Argentine before conquering the set (6-4).

The Argentine lost a big opportunity to break the Belgian in the 3rd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Facundo was unable to convert any of the 4 conquered break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (2-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Bergs wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (1-2 40-A).

They played 66 points. This set was so close that, Diaz Acosta won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Diaz Acosta dropped 10 points on serve (23-10). on the other side of the net, Zizou conceded 10 points on serve (23-10).

3rd Set -
Bergs 6-1
BergsAcosta
6
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
BergsAcosta
6
1
0
15
0
30
15
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A
40
40
40
A
40
BergsAcosta
5
1
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15
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A
40
40
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A
40
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A
BergsAcosta
5
0
15
0
15
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40
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40
BergsAcosta
4
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
BergsAcosta
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
BergsAcosta
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30

Diaz Acosta conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Zizou Bergs in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Belgian reinforced his lead after breaking the Argentine in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A defining moment of this set was when Bergs won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Belgian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (5-0 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Facundo was perfect in converting all his break points in the 5th game (0-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 55 points. Bergs was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Diaz Acosta (32-23). Zizou conceded 8 points on serve (16-8). In addition, on the other side, the Argentine conceded 16 points on serve (15-16).

4th Set -
Acosta 6-3
AcostaBergs
6
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
AcostaBergs
6
3
0
15
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5
3
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4
3
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15
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3
3
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15
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2
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40
AcostaBergs
1
1
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15
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A

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Argentine conquered in the 8th game (5-3) just before finally winning the set (6-3).

Bergs was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.

The Argentine converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Argentine didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 56 points. This set was so close that, Facundo won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The Argentine surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). In addition, on the other side, Zizou conceded 11 points on serve (22-11).

5th Set -
Acosta 6-4
AcostaBergs
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
AcostaBergs
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
AcostaBergs
4
4
15
0
15
15
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15
40
15
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3
4
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15
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40
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A
AcostaBergs
3
3
15
0
15
15
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15
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2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
AcostaBergs
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
AcostaBergs
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
AcostaBergs
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Similarly to the 4th set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Diaz Acosta grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Argentine was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, Zizou was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 50 points. The Argentine was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Zizou (29-21). Facundo lost 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the court, Zizou conceded 8 points on serve (14-8).

1st
Acosta
Bergs
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Acosta
Bergs
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
3rd
Acosta
Bergs
1-6
1
6
1
5
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
4th
Acosta
Bergs
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
5th
Acosta
Bergs
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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