ATP Acapulco: Alexander Zverev opens against Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas meets Benoit Paire
Alexander Zverev facesSpanish youngster Carlo Alcaraz in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco. The field in Mexico is led by Stefanos Tsitsipas . The Greek will play his first match against Benoit Paire .
by Nikolaus Fink
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Mar 13, 2021, 10:43 pm
Off the field, there was only recently good news for Alexander Zverev, the last time it was sporty at the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam with a first round defeat against Alexander Bublik. At the event in Acapulco, the German now wants to make amends, but the draw didn't mean it that well with him at first.
Because Zverev starts with the only 17-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, whom numerous observers of the tennis circus count among the hottest future stocks in the sport. Should the world number seven, who had already failed in round two last year against Tommy Paul, prevail against the Iberians, he would then face Steve Johnson or Laslo Djere.
Tsitsipas against Isner in round two?
According to the program, Zverev, who is in second place, would go against the Norwegian Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals before Milos Raonic or Fabio Fognini could wait in the semifinals. The second German in the field, Dominik Koepfer, is also a possible semi-final opponent of Zverev. Koepfer will play against local hero Gerardo Lopez Villasenor in the first round.
The field of participants in Acapulco is led by Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek will face enfant terrible Benoit Paire at the beginning of the tournament and could meet the US-American John Isner in the second round. According to the seeding list, Tsitsipas would play against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last eight, while Diego Schwartzman or Grigor Dimitrov threatened as potential opponents in the semifinals.