Watch highlights as Alexander Zverev reaches the second round in straight sets, while Dominic Thiem is taken the distance in Acapulco on Tuesday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo Credit: Getty Images
At the Australian Open, Mackenzie McDonald of the U.S. put a scare into one of the ATP World Tour's best players in Grigor Dimitrov, pushing the Bulgarian to five sets. Fortunately for Germany's Alexander Zverev, there would be no such drama on Tuesday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco. The second seed dismissed McDonald 6-3, 7-5 in 81 minutes. His victory was in stark contrast to the two-hour, 23-minute struggle 2016 champion Dominic Thiem endured in his opening assignment as he eked out a 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 triumph over British qualifier Cameron Norrie. Zverev, the World No. 5 in the ATP Rankings, was nearly flawless on serve as he won 75 per cent of his first-service...
Rafael Nadal will miss the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco. The two-time champion (2005, 2013) withdrew from the ATP World Tour 500 tournament on Tuesday because of a right hip injury. Nadal had to retire from his Australian Open quarter-final against Marin Cilic because of similar pain. [ALSO LIKE] “Tough one, of course. Yesterday in the last practice I felt something... I went to the hospital this morning to check it, to do an MRI and I still have some liquid there, so I need to keep doing tests to know what exactly is going on. The spot is really similar to Australia, so I need to be sure about what’s going on the next couple of...
Juan Martin del Potro sped through his first-round match at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel on Tuesday. The sixth seed needed only 62 minutes to beat Germany's Mischa Zverev 6-1, 6-2. Del Potro broke the serve-and-volleying Zverev six times out of 11 opportunities. Del Potro also won 55 per cent of his second-serve points (11/20). The Argentine will next face Spain's David Ferrer. #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov picked up more momentum, beating former World No. 4 Kei Nishikori, who's on the comeback from wrist surgery, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1. Shapovalov reached his second ATP World Tour semi-final last week at the Delray Beach Open (l. to eventual champion #NextGenATP American Tiafoe). “I just kept fighting. I got my break, and the momentum...