Mexican Open: Ofner through to second round, faces de Minaur next
Sebastian Ofner edged out Ernesto Escobedo 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the first round on Tuesday
Sebastian Ofner, 2023 (Zuma / Panoramic)
Austrian Sebastian Ofner edged out Mexican wildcard Ernesto Escobedo 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4) to advance to the second round of the Mexican Open at the Princess Mundo Imperial Resort in Acapulco on Tuesday.
Ofner, ranked No 37, will face Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 3 seed, next.
Acapulco ATP 500, other first-round matches (Princess Mundo Imperial Resort, hard, USD 2,206,080):
- Ben Shelton beat Daniel Evans: 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
- Jack Draper beat Tommy Paul (7): 6-0, 6-4
- Miomir Kecmanovic beat Diego Schwartzman (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Alexander Zverev vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Michael Mmoh vs. Holger Rune
- Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Jordan Thompson
- Casper Ruud vs. Christopher Eubanks
- Terence Atmane vs. Dominik Koepfer
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Max Purcell
- Roman Safiullin vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Flavio Cobolli
- Matteo Arnaldi vs. Taylor Fritz: tuesday
- Alex De Minaur beat Taro Daniel: 6-2, 6-1
- Nuno Borges vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
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