 "Mexico Open: Fourth-ranked Casper Ruud loses to qualifier Taro Daniel in Acapulco")
Acapulco: Fourth-ranked Casper Ruud lost to qualifier Taro Daniel 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in a Round of 16 match at the Mexico Open on Wednesday. For Daniel, the victory was his first against a top-10 player and propelled him into the quarterfinals. The 30-year-old Daniel, ranked 125 in the ATP, had been 0-8 against players ranked in the top 10.
TARO'S TIME❗
— TENNIS (@Tennis) March 2, 2023
30-year-old 🇯🇵 @tarodaniel93 battled to the *FIRST* Top 10 win of his career in Acapulco tonight, fighting off two match points to defeat World #4 Casper Ruud, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(5), after 2 hours and 57 minutes. 👏
Daniel had been 0-8 against Top 10 players going in.
Before beating Ruud, Daniel’s finest victory was over Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells in 2018, when the Serbian was ranked 13th. Ruud reached No 2 in the rankings after losing the last US Open final to Carlos Alcaraz. Against Daniel, the Norwegian committed 46 unforced errors and slipped to 3-4 in 2023. Daniel will try to extend his run of success against Alex De Minaur, who beat Jacopo Berrettini 6-1, 6-0.
28 of 29 first-serve points won 🔥@Taylor_Fritz97 powers past Denis Shapovalov 6-4 6-4 to reach the last 8 in Acapulco. @AbiertoTelcel #AMT2023 pic.twitter.com/d43xoe3sGk
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 2, 2023
In other matches on Wednesday, Frances Tiafoe beat Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (6), and will face Taylor Fritz, who defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4. Also, MacKenzie McDonald ousted Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-0, and will face off against Tommy Paul, who reached the quarterfinals when Michael Mmoh retired in the second set, and Matteo Berrettini ousted Elias Ymer 6-3, 6-3. Read all the ** Latest News ****,** ** Trending News ****,** ** Cricket News ****,** ** Bollywood News ****,** India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on ** Facebook****,** Twitter and ** Instagram****.**
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