Zverev crashes out of Mexico Open

Prime seed Alexander Zverev tumbled out of the Mexico Open on the first hurdle on Tuesday, eradicated by German compatriot Daniel Altmaier in three units.

Zverev, winner of the Acapulco event in 2021, was despatched packing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in 2hr 28min by world quantity 57 Altmaier.

After sharing the primary two units, Altmaier took management of the third set with an early break to take a 2-0 lead earlier than holding for 3-0.

Zverev missed alternatives to interrupt again within the fifth and seventh video games, unable to transform any of three break factors and Altmaier served out to clinch victory and arrange a second spherical assembly with Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic.

In different video games on Tuesday, Australia’s Jordan Thompson was introduced again right down to earth after shedding his first spherical match simply two days after successful the primary ATP title of his profession.

Thompson, who went on a giant-killing run earlier than defeating Casper Ruud to win the Los Cabos Open closing on Sunday, was ousted in three units by American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic, shedding 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in 2hr 42min.

Kovacevic will play Holger Rune within the second spherical after the Danish second seed cruised previous Michael Mmoh 6-2, 6-3 earlier Tuesday.

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, the fifth seed, eased previous Russian Roman Safiullin 6-3, 6-4.

Tsitsipas will play Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli within the second spherical.

“It is a type of first rounds that you simply get good opponents and an excellent, sturdy begin from the start of the event,” Tsitsipas mentioned in an on-court interview after his win.

“I knew that coping with Roman, he is somebody that may play good on these sorts of surfaces. He takes the ball early, pushes you again.

“That was the primary factor I needed to take care of immediately, which I did fairly properly.”

In the meantime, Sunday’s crushed Los Cabos finalist Ruud, the sixth seed in Acapulco, wanted three units to overpower Christopher Eubanks, finally successful 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3.

American eighth seed Frances Tiafoe defeated Australia’s Max Purcell 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, and now faces Germany’s Dominik Koepfer, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 winner over France’s Terence Atmane.