Alexander Zverev eliminated in Acapulco: Jannik Sinner further away

Problems for many tennis players in Acapulco: three heavy withdrawals

The top five seeds in the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco have already been eliminated. Many due to off-court physical problems. Ruud and Paul, respectively the No. 2 and No. 3 seed on the draw, did not even take the court while Rune (No. 4 seed) è retired after only three games in his match with Nakashima. Also not at his best was number 5 seed Shelton, who was swept by Goffin.

Especially heavy was the defeat suffered by Zverev. The No. 1 seed in Acapulco è surrendered to 19-year-old Tien in two sets (6-3, 6-4 the partials). The German did not è appear in his best condition and suffered greatly on the court. At the end of the match, è immediately returned to the locker room.

A misstep that complicates the German’s plans in terms of ATP ranking. Zverev dreams of snatching the world No. 1 scepter from Sinner, currently suspended by WADA, but, in light also of the bitter elimination in the round of 16 in Acapulco, the mission is becoming enormously complicated.

With Zverev and Alcaraz discontinuous, è it is clear that Sinner can sleep soundly and think about training in peace. May 4, the day of his official return to the court, is not è far away and his most direct opponents are not, at least for the moment, a big problem.