The czech player Tomas Machac, number 130 of the ATP, fulfilled the forecasts by winning in one hour and forty-nine minutes by 2-6, 6-3 and 6-1 to the Argentine player Camilo Ugo Carabelli, number 215 of the ATP, in the qualifying round of the Australian Open. After this result, the winner will be in the next round of the Australian Open.
In the tournament Melbourne (Australian Open Indiv. Masc.) a qualification phase is previously carried out where the tennis players with the lowest ranking face to get into the official tournament against the rest of the contestants. To do this, they must achieve as many points as possible. During this part of the competition, specifically, 128 players face each other. In addition, it takes place between January 9 and 30 on an open-air hard court.