ATP Acapulco: Nadal in the semi-finals, Dimitrov beats Wawrinka
Rafael Nadal made it into the semi-finals of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Acapulco without any problems. Also among the last four are Grigor Dimitrov and John Isner .
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last edit: Feb 28, 2020, 08:22 am
Nadal made short work of his 6: 2 and 6: 1 against Korean Soonwoo Kwon - as in the previous rounds against Pablo Andujar and Miomir Kecmanovic. Even if the young Serb had fought again in the second round towards the end. And after all, the outsider fought back in the quarterfinals a little longer than an hour and a half despite the clear result. Kwon had defeated Dusan Lajovic in eighth place on lap two.
In the semifinals, two-time Acapulco champion Nadal now faces Grigor Dimitrov. The Bulgarian defeated Stan Wawrinka 6: 4 and 6: 4, celebrating his fifth success in the twelfth duel with the Swiss. Wawrinka had shown a completely new side in round one against Frances Tiafoe with 35 aces, in the second round against Pedro Martinez there were still nine, against Dimitrov only three. However, the prospects for Dimitrov in seventh place against Rafael Nadal are rather modest: 1:12 is Dimitrov's view, the only victory was in Beijing in 2016.
Zverev also eliminated in doubles
The second finalist in Acapulco will definitely come from the United States: Taylor Fritz had little trouble with Kyle Edmund in the quarter-finals, playing Friday against John Isner, who struggles over three sets against Alexander Zverev's conqueror, Tommy Paul had to. For Paul, who beat Dimitrov in five sets at the Australian Open and who came to the main field through qualification in Acapulco, a satisfying trip to Mexico.
For the German number one, after the bankruptcy against Paul, there was now a double in the double: alongside Brother Mischa, Zverev lost 1-6 and 4: 6 to French pairing Adrian Mannarino and Fabrice Martin. Alexander Zverev will not compete for Germany in the Davis Cup against Belarus next week, but will prepare for the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year in Indian Wells.