Shapovalov overcomes Kecmanovic in Acapulco first round
Denis Shapovalov edged out Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(4), 6-0, 7-5 on Monday night and will play No 3 seed Taylor Fritz in the next round.
Denis Shapovalov at the National Bank Open in Montreal
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Canadian Denis Shapovalov edged out Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(4), 6-0, 7-5 to reach the second round of the Mexican Open at the Princess Mundo Imperial in Acapulco on Monday night.
It was a roller-coaster ride, complete with all kinds of momentum swings. Shapovalov broke back late in the first set only to lose the ensuing tiebreaker. The left-hander swiftly rebounded to dish out a bagel in the second. In the decider it was Kecmanovic’s turn to mount a comeback. The recent Delray Beach runner-up broke back when his opponent served for the match at 5-4, but that success was short-lived. Shapovalov broke again for a 6-5 advantage and this time he made no mistake with victory on his racket.
True grit 🙌@denis_shapo battles back to take out Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7 6-0 7-5 at #AMT2023 pic.twitter.com/OTMpUfPZn5
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 28, 2023
Shapovalov, ranked No 30, will play No 3 seed Taylor Fritz next.
Acapulco ATP500, other first-round results:
- Alex De Minaur vs. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
- Jacopo Berrettini vs. Oscar Otte
- Daniel Altmaier vs. Brandon Nakashima
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Nuno Borges vs. Nick Chappell
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Alex Molcan
- Cameron Norrie vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Guido Andreozzi vs. Casper Ruud
- Taro Daniel vs. J.J. Wolf
- Emilio Gomez vs. Tommy Paul
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Ben Shelton vs. Holger Rune: tuesday
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Feliciano López
- Taylor Fritz beat John Isner: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Michael Mmoh beat Marcos Giron: 7-6(3), 6-1
