End of the adventure for Arthur Cazaux at the Australian Open: the Montpellier player loses to the 92nd in the world in the second round

Arthur Cazaux ne verra pas le troisième tour de l’Open d’Australie. Midi Libre – Alexandre Dimou

Arthur Cazaux s’est fait sortir au deuxième tour de l’Open d’Australie par le Britannique Jacob Fearnley, ce mercredi 15 janvier.

Arthur Cazaux will not repeat his performance from last year, when he revealed himself to the world by reaching the round of 16 of the Australian Open. The Montpellier player, for the 2025 edition of the Melbourne tournament, was eliminated in the second round by the British Jacob Fearnley (92nd in the world). A hard-fought defeat in 4 sets and 2 hours and 57 minutes of play: 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

See you at the Open d’Occitanie

Despite a good start and unwavering support from the French fans, who also forced the next match to change courts, Cazaux ended up being dominated as the match went on. The match was also disrupted by rain.

The 78th in the world will lose many points after this setback. He will have to string together performances in the coming months to recover and stay in the top 100. This will start with the Open d'Occitanie from January 25 to February 2. Having been knocked out in the second round of the Montpellier tournament last year, Cazaux will have more time to prepare for this tournament at home.