Mexican Open: De Minaur advances into semi-finals
The Australian will face Italian Matteo Berrettini or Dane Holger Rune, the No 4 seed, in the semi-finals
Australia’s Alex de Minaur celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Japan’s Taro Daniel at the Mexican Open
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Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 8 seed, scored a straight sets win over Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel to reach the semi-finals of the Mexican Open at the Princess Mundo Imperial in Acapulco on Thursday.
De Minaur, ranked No 22 in the world, needed one hour and 37 minutes to win 6-2, 6-2. He will face the winner of the match between Italian Matteo Berrettini and Dane Holger Rune, the No 4 seed, next.
The Australian beat Mexican wildcard Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (6-1, 6-2) and Italian qualifier Jacopo Berrettini (6-1, 6-0) in the previous rounds of the Acapulco Open.
Earlier in the week, Daniel, ranked No 125, won against American J.J. Wolf (6-4, 6-4) and upset Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed (7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5)).
Acapulco ATP500, Quarter-Final matches (Princess Mundo Imperial, hard, USD 2,013,940, most recent results first):
- Tommy Paul (7) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-2, 6-2
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Holger Rune
- Taylor Fritz vs. Frances Tiafoe
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