The surprises continue 2023 Mexican Open Tennis Championships This Wednesday was a disappointment for the Norwegian second seed Casper Roadwho was eliminated from the tournament after losing to the Japanese Taro Daniel by parts 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 in a duel that witnessed a lot of drama.
And in the third set the Norwegian sent the match to sudden death as he had a 5-4 advantage but was unable to capitalize on it and ended up succumbing to a court that supported him at all times.
to please the Mexican public, Matteo Berettini He was able to reach the next round thanks to a double 6-3 victory over Elias Ymir. And by the same token, the victory of the American Taylor Fritzwho took care of Denis Shapovalov for a 6-4 double on Center Court of the Acapulco Complex.
The other disappointment of the day was Feliciano Lopez falling to North American Frances Tiafoe by 2-6, 6-7.
In other results, Mackenzie McDonald defeated compatriot Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-0, while Tommy Paul advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to the withdrawal of Michael Moh, and Alex de Minaur did the same by defeating Jacobo Berrettini with another powerhouse. 6-1 and 6-0.
On Thursday, the matches that will decide the four semi-finalists will take place with duels that already look attractive and without a clear favorite.
Santiago Gonzalez is out
Another sad note for the Mexican crowd in Acapulco was the early disqualification of Santiago González, who could not beat his partner, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, and together they lost to Jackson Withrow and Nathaniel Lamons in the doubles match and by a split of 6-4, 7-6 despite the great support he had.
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