Former champion Dominic Thiem looked like a hard-court king on Wednesday. The 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC champion dismissed #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-3 in just 75 minutes. The third seed won 77 per cent of his service points and didn't face a break point. Thiem also benefitted from 20 unforced errors from the left-handed Shapovalov. “I'm very happy because... everybody knows how good he can play and how dangerous he is, but I kept him kind of down from the first point on, and it was really good,” Thiem said. “I was really on from the first point... Today was almost perfect.” [ALSO LIKE] The Austrian has won nine ATP World Tour titles – seven of...
Juan Martin del Potro arrived in a cheerful mood, even if he was a little out of his comfort zone. The Argentine, more at ease on the court than in the stands, took his place in a box suite at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where the sixth seed is set to play his second-round match against David Ferrer on Wednesday. From his vantage point, del Potro could view the practice matches taking place down below. The likes of past winners Rafael Nadal, Carlos Moya, David Ferrer and Sam Querrey were on court. The Pacific Ocean was also in sight. The view of Acapulco was captivating, but del Potro still made time to answer media questions, including those from ATPWorldTour.com. How...
Watch this 'vintage' David Ferrer hot shot against Juan Martin del Potro in Acapulco. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Hector Vivas/Getty Images photo.