Querrey shocks Nadal to lift ATP Acapulco title
Sam Querrey of a US celebrates with a prize after violence Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in a ATP men’s singles finals of a Mexican Tennis Open in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on Mar 4, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
ACAPULCO, MEXICO: Unseeded American Sam Querrey dumbfounded second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday to win a ATP Mexico Open and finish a Spaniard’s run of soundness in Acapulco.
Querrey, ranked 40th in a world, dismissed 19 aces, corroborated adult by powerful, accurate groundstrokes, en track to his initial career feat over Nadal in 5 meetings.
The Spaniard, a 2005 and 2013 champion, had never even mislaid a set in Acapulco.
“I’m ecstatic,” Querrey said. “To do it opposite Rafa creates it even a small sweeter.”
Querrey prisoner his ninth ATP pretension in an considerable week that saw him kick 4 top-10 players — Belgian David Goffin, Austrian Dominic Thiem, Australian Nick Kyrgios and sixth-ranked Nadal.
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He’s projected to lapse to a tip 30 in a universe rankings on Monday.
“It’s really a contest that I’m going to remember for a rest of my life,” Querrey said. “It’s only one of those weeks where we got in a section and all was operative for me. we wish we can have some-more like this.
“After a compare opposite Goffin, we knew we could go distant here if we continued to play during that level,” he added.
“My forehand and backhand were good and my offer bailed me out of difficulty when we indispensable it.”
Nadal, personification his initial contest given descending to Roger Federer in 5 sets in a Australian Open final, was denied his initial tough justice pretension given Doha in 2014.
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Querrey surrendered only 4 points on his offer in a opening set and he pennyless Nadal during adore to seize a 5-3 advantage.
He served it out comfortably, banishment a forehand leader on his second set indicate after only half an hour.
Nadal done some-more inroads in a second set, though couldn’t modify any of his 6 mangle chances.
That enclosed 5 in a eighth diversion — 3 of that Querrey neutralized with aces.
They went on offer to a tiebreaker, where Nadal faltered first.
A prop of baseline errors from Nadal gave Querrey a 6-3 lead and a possibility to offer for a title, with Nadal promulgation a forehand prolonged on a American’s initial compare point.
“He played really well, roughly reaching perfection,” Nadal said. “I played underneath a lot of vigour since of his offer and baseline game. He left me with really few options, and a few we had he also played good.”
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