Overview
- Sebastián Báez defeated Emilio Nava in Auckland and will face Jenson Brooksby in the round of 16 after a strong United Cup that lifted him to No. 38.
- Francisco Comesaña entered Auckland’s main draw after withdrawals and beat Valentin Royer; his next opponent is top seed Ben Shelton.
- Australian Open qualifying delivered mixed results for Argentina, with Julia Riera, Jazmín Ortenzi and Marco Trungelliti winning openers, while Facundo Díaz Acosta, Genaro Olivieri and Alex Barrena were eliminated.
- Peru’s Gonzalo Bueno advanced to the second round of Melbourne qualifying by beating Nikoloz Basilashvili and will play Pierre-Hugues Herbert next.
- Francisco Cerúndolo, now ranked No. 20, is set to start in Adelaide as the third seed against the winner of Daniel Altmaier vs. Jaume Munar after Novak Djokovic withdrew from the event.