Australia’s top-ranked male tennis participant Alex de Minaur has obtained his Acapulco title defence off to a blistering begin.
The 25-year-old wanted simply 79 minutes to get rid of Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-2 6-1 within the opening spherical of the ATP 500 hard-court occasion in Mexico on Tuesday (AEDT).
De Minaur, the third seed, was devastating with ball in hand. He gained 78 per cent of his first-serve factors and conceded simply 14 factors throughout his eight service video games.
“I didn’t play probably the way I wanted in Los Cabos (last week), so it was very important to get on the board and feel confident out there on the court,” he stated after his third profession win towards world No.64 Daniel.
“Tennis is all about match-ups … A lot of the time you forget about the ranking and you’re playing the player.
“That’s the fantastic thing about tennis. Contrasting match-ups and techniques work towards some gamers, and do not work too nicely towards others.”
Awaiting de Minaur in the round of 16 is Austria’s world No.37 Sebastian Ofner.
Currently sitting at a career-high world No.9, the Aussie needs to reach this week’s decider to have a chance of retaining his top-10 ranking.
“You do not wish to get too forward of your self, in my case I do not even like to have a look at the draw,” de Minaur stated.
“It’s an extended strategy to get to that title match and at this stage I’m not even fascinated about it.”
Fellow Australian Max Purcell opens his campaign against eighth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe on Wednesday, while recently crowned Los Cabos Open champion Jordan Thompson faces Aleksandar Kovacevic, also of the US.
Other day-three winners embody Ben Shelton, Jack Draper, Yoshihito Nishioka and Miomir Kecmanovic.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
