Pedro Martínez couldn’t accompany Rafa Nadal to the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open Telcel de Acapulco. The Valencian fell to Swiss Stan Wawrinka by a double 6-4 After an hour and a half of battle.
Wawrinka, who achieved 90% of factors earned with his first serve, took the primary sleeve after breaking Martinez's serve within the tenth recreation and within the second spherical he achieved two breaks in a row within the eighth and tenth recreation to seal his move to the subsequent spherical of the match.
Wawrinka will likely be cited in rooms with one other historic circuit, Grigor Dimitrov, who suffered to beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino after tracing the sport and taking the decisive tie-break (6-7 (8), 6-2 and 7-6 (2)).
The large shock of the day was the American star Tommy Paul, who beat German Alexander Zverev 6-3 and 6-4. The 9 double fouls of the German collectively with the good protection of the American (saved the 4 break balls he confronted and transformed 2 of 8) gave the move to Paul, who in fourths his compatriot John Isner will likely be measured, who surpassed additionally the American Marcos Giron by 6-3 and 7-6 (4).
One other shock of the day was the victory of Kyle Edmund in opposition to Felix Auger-Aliassime, fourth favourite to the title, which he surpassed by a double 6-4. Edmund will face within the quarterfinals with the American Taylor Fritz, which removed Ugo Humbert 6-4 and 6-1
Outcomes of the day on the Mexican Tennis Open
Spherical of 16
Rafa Nadal (ESP, 1) to Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 6-2 and 7-5
Tommy Paul (USA, Q) to Alexander Zverev (ALE, 2) 6-3 and 6-4
Stan Wawrinka (SUI, 3) a Pedro Martínez (ESP) 6-4 and 6-4
Kyle Edmund (GBR) to Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 4) 6-4 and 6-4
John Isner (USA, 5) to Marcos Giron (USA, Q) 6-3 and 7-6 (4)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 7) to Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-7 (8), 6-2 and 7-6 (2)
Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) to Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 7-6 (2) and 6-0
Taylor Fritz (USA) to Ugo Humbert (FRA) 6-4 and 6-1