Acapulco, Gro.- John Isner, no. 9 in the ATP ranking, advances to quarterfinals, leaving Sam Querrey out of the tournament.

With a total of 19 out of 33 that were registered during the match, Isner eliminated Querrey, 2017 champion and no. 57 in the ATP ranking.

Isner’s weapon of choice was his service, winning 29 points out of 31 played, with an impressive 94% effectiveness with his first service, additionally he didn’t commit doubles faults and didn’t had any break point against. Querrey on his part, scored 14 aces, but committed eight double faults, which made him lost his service twice.

He will face, in quarterfinals, the Australian John Millman, who defeated Peter Gojowczky in two sets(6-0, 6-2), in a match that lasted 62 minutes.

Millman, no. 44 in the ATPranking, scored his seventh victory this season, and gets a ticket to a quarterfinals round for the second time this year after he accomplished it in the ATP 250 of Sydney.

Acapulco, Gro.- 26 de febrero.- The former no.1 in the world, Victoria Azarenka, defeated Danielle Collins, second seed of the tournament, in two sets (6-1, 6-2), the match lasted one hour and fourteen minutes.

Vika, currently no. 50 in the WTA ranking, won for second time this season against Collins, who played the final in Australian Open, but lost it to Petra Kvitová.
The players faced each other last year in San Jose, Collins (no. 25 in the WTA ranking) won in that occasion; however, this time Azarenka showed a strong game.

On the Next round, Vika will face Tatjana Maria, for a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Until this match, Azarenka had only won in Saint Petersburg, defeating Margarita Gasparyan.

In other results, Johanna Konta (no. 45 in the world ranking) eliminated Laura Siegemund in two sets (6-3, 6-2), in a match that lasted a little more than one hour.
Konta broke three times her rival’s service and had a first service effectiveness of 82%, the players have face each other before, and this victory ties the record of wins.

Also, Timea Babos won in three sets ( 5-7, 6-4, 6-4) to Dalila Jakupović in a two hours and a half match.

The 2014 runner up, Christina McHale, defeated Ysaline Bonaventure in two sets, the final score was 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

Acapulco, Gro., February 26th.- Alexander Zverev had no major problem getting his ticket to the second round of Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, he defeated the Australian Alexei Popyrin in two (6-3 6-3), in one hour and 10 minutes match at Estadio Pegaso.

Popyrin, who comes from the qualification tournament, was one of the three young players that got to the third round in Australian Open. It is his first time in the main draw of AMT, he got his ticket after Bernard Tomic withdraw from the qualies.

But this Tuesday the 19-year-old (No.133 in the ATP ranking) could not handle Zverev’s quality, who was semifinalist of the tournament last year. Sascha imposed the conditions of the match and did not show discomfort in the ankle that forced him to withdraw from Rotterdam last week.

Only a day before, Alexander stated that he was confident, and he was going to do his best. After Australian he only played a couple Davis Cup matches.

The German player had 96 percent of effectiveness with his first service and connected 13 aces, Popyrin only had 66 percent of effectiveness and 4 aces, but he had troubles to answer his rival service.

“Alexei is a very talented young man, it was a good start, one always expects difficult matches, especially when you play with young players, who constantly improve, but I expected a good match”, Alexander said.

Zverev broke Popyrin service twice at the beginning of the match to take a 2-0 advantage. But during the break after the third game, he asked for the trainer. Later Alexander said he pulled a muscle, but the trainer gave him green light to keep playing the match.

Kyrgios, moving forward.

Another player that keeps moving forward in the main draw, is Nick Kyrgios, who gather hundreds of fans in Caliente Grand Stand, to watch him play against the Italian Andreas Seppi. The so call “bad boy” won in two sets, the final score was 6-3, 7-5.

During the match set, the Australian, scored a total of 13 aces, ending up with 67 percent of effectiveness with his first service. His rival achieved only 6 aces and 56 percent of effectiveness with his first service.

Sam Querrey, 2017 champion of Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, won against Guillermo García López (LL), in two sets (6-3, 6-2). Querrey connected 15 aces and won 29 points out of 30 with his first service. Now Querrey will face John Isner, for a ticket to the quarterfinals.

Acapulco, Gro february 26th.- After five participations in Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, John Isner, third seed of the tournament and number 9 in the world, finally won a match after defeating in three sets Adrian Mannarino.

During the first game of the day, the 33-year-old player, ended the losing streak he had in Acapulco, and won the match in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-3).

Isner scored a total of 18 aces and had 80 percent of effectiveness with his first service; while Mannarino wasn’t consistent enough and committed six double faults during the match.

It is Isner’s the eighth victory against Mannarino (no. 51 in the ATP ranking). The most recent was last week in Delray Beach.

Isner lost the last four times he played in Acapulco (2010, 2014, 2017 and 2018, it is the first he passes to the second round of the tournament.

Diego Schwartzman, fourth favorite, faced Marius Copil and had to fight in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-1). Diego, no. 25 of the ATP ranking, qualified to the second round and is a strong candidate to get to the final of the tournament.

On the second round he will face Cameron Norrie, who on his part, defeated Yoshito Nishioka in three sets (6-2, 2-6 ,6-2).

This year, Norrie was a finalist in Auckland, were he lost against to Tennys Sandgren.

Acapulco, Gro., February 26th.- Sloane Stephens took a step closer to the title of Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. The favorite left out Pauline Parmantier and the final score of the match was a double 6-2.

This way, Slone keeps a 4-1 record against Parmentier (3-0 in hard court). The only victory of Pauline was in 2016, in second round of Strasburg.

This is the first match Sloane plays since Australian Open, she seemed to have minor issues, but in the end, she solved them. Her effectivity percentage with the first service was 66, also she connected two aces and no double faults.

The 2017 US Open champion and Pauline Parmentier also played in last year’s edition of the tournament.

Parmentier, tried to resist, but she struggled with her first service and only won 13 out of 29 points.

“I kept my concentration at all times, it feels good to be back, it is the first win after Australia and I feel good about it”, said Sloane.

The second set didn’t start well for Pauline Parmentier, her rival broke her twice, in the first and third game. Though Parmentier had a chance to recover from one of the breaks on the eight game, with an inverted forehand to the sideline, the American saved the ball and then had the first match point. She had a second match point after crashing the ball into the net, but this time she didn’t lost it and ended the match after 1:09 hours.
Sloane will face next Beatriz Haddad Maia for the first time.

In other results, Daria Gavrilova faced Mihaela Buzărnescu for the first time in their careers, with a positive outcome for Mihaela, winning in two sets (6-4, 6-2).
Tatjana Maria defeated Martina Trevisan, in two sets (6-2 and 7-6 (1)). Maria played semifinals in Newport Beach.

Acapulco, Gro. February 25th.- Alexander and Mischa Zverev, had a spectacular presentation in the doubles tournament of Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, defeating in the Caliente Grand Stand, the Mexican Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela and his doubles partner Nicholas Monroe.

In a one hour and fourteen minutes match, “Sascha” and Mischa, only needed to break once their opponents service, in each set, to win. It was a game full of emotions because the public was always supporting the Mexican Reyes-Varela and his teammate.

The final score was 6-3, 7-5, with this result, the Zverev could face the Bryan twins, in case they defeat John Millman and Neal Skupski.

In other results, the Colombians, Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah, defeated, in a not so easy match, the doubles team of Andreas Seppi and Nicolás Jarry.

Cabal and Farah, finalists in Australian Open, took the victory in two sets (7-6 (2) and 6-3), without planning it, they got their revenge after last’s week loss in Rio de Janeiro semifinals, where they lost to Jarry who, in that tournament played with Máximo González.

The Colombians, currently no. 10 of the world, will face the winners from the match between the Germans Peter Gojowczyk and Kevin Krawietz, against Austin Krajicek and Artem Sitak.

Acapulco, Gro., february 25th.- For Renata Zarazúa, the dream in the doubles tournament it is over. The Mexican and her partner, Maria Bouzkova, were defeated by Laura Pigossi and Yafan Wang in two sets (6-4 and 6-2) that lasted one hour and 11 minutes. On Tuesday the Mexican will be playing singles, against Chinese Saisai Zheng (seventh seed).
In the ladies, the Croatian Donna Vekic advanced to the second round, after defeating Misaki Doi, in two sets (6-0, 6-3).

The Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia won over Irina Bara with the score 6 -0 and 6-2, her rival will be the winner from the match between Sloane Stephens and Pauline Parmentier.