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Francisco Cerundolo def. Zhizhen Zhang — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played18 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇦🇷ranked ATP number 20 going into this drawWon

Francisco Cerundolo seeded 18 6 7 6

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Zhizhen Zhang 3 60 3

Next · Round of 64vs 🇧🇦Damir Dzumhur

What this match is worth

Points earned

Cerundolo +50Zhang +10

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What decided it

  • Cerundolo broke 4 times from 10 chances, Zhang 2 from 2
  • Cerundolo won 107 points to 78
  • Zhang won 42% behind his second serve, Cerundolo 65%
  • The second set went to a tiebreak, Cerundolo took it 7–0
  • 8 aces and 1 double faults from Zhang