Carlos Taberner returned to dispute a Grand Slam four seasons later and could not take advantage of his return to the team this Tuesday. Open the Australia to debut his record of victories in the highest category of tournaments. The 28-year-old Valencian and 99th in the world fell again in the first round of a major (0-7) when he was clearly surpassed by Lorenzo Sonego. The 30-year-old Italian and 40th in the world won 6-4, 6-0 and 6-3 in 1h44 and will be the one to continue in competition on Thursday, against his compatriot Lorenzo Musetti or the Belgian Raphael Collignon.
A 0-10 partial between 4-4 in the first set and 0-2 in the third, with a donut in the middle in the second, ended the chances of winning. Tavernwho tried to react and won three games in a row in the last set, before Sonego sentenced with a series of three in a row.
The Turin native had already won once Carlosin it Challenger of Cordenons 2016, but on clay. In this second match, he doubled the Spaniard in winners (28-12) and made fewer unforced errors (22-32). The serve (13 aces and 81% of points won with firsts) was a decisive factor in the victory of the transalpine.
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