The Japanese taro daniel He got his first win against a Top 10 player by upsetting the Norwegian, Casper Ruudsecond seed, with partials of 7-5, 2-6 and 7-6(5) after almost three hours of play in the game of the second of the Mexican Tennis Open.
Ruud he had managed to take the lead early in the first set, in which he was up 3-0, but then the errors began to arrive. Daniel recovered the break and when Casper He was serving to ensure the tiebreak, the Japanese broke to later secure the first set.
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The Norwegian seemed to adjust what was necessary to return to his best version. He did not give up his service again and broke Daniel on a couple of occasions to send the match to a final third set, much like his first round match against the Argentine Guido Andreozzi.
Already in the third set, parity arrived to put an end to the tiebreaker, although before taro daniel he had to save two match points with his serve. Ruud He was unable to capitalize on the options he generated on the return and kept the Japanese alive with his mistakes.
The final tiebreak was similar to the set that preceded it, since there were no mini-breaks until it was the turn of Ruud a match point will be saved. With a new mistake, he left the ball in the net, handed victory over to a combative and dreamy taro daniel.
The Japanese came to acapulco to play the previous phase, and now they will have the opportunity to reach the semifinals of the Mexican Tennis Open. The rival of taro daniel in the quarterfinals it will be Alex De Minaur, who eliminated Jacopo Berrettini.
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