Sports News | Fourth-ranked Rudd Loses to Qualifier Daniel in Acapulco

Acapulco (Mexico), Mar 2 (AP) Fourth-ranked Casper Rudd lost to qualifier Taro Daniel 7-5 2-6 7-6(5) in a round-of-16 match at the Mexico Open here.

For Daniel, the victory was his first against a top-10 player and propelled him into the quarterfinals. The 30-year-old Daniel, ranked 125 in the ATP, had been 0-8 against players ranked in the top 10.

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Before beating Ruud, Daniel's finest victory was over Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells in 2018, when the Serbian was ranked 13th.

Ruud reached No. 2 in the rankings after losing the last U.S. Open final to Carlos Alcaraz. Against Daniel, the Norwegian committed 46 unforced errors and slipped to 3-4 in 2023.

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Daniel will try to extend his run of success against Alex De Minaur, who beat Jacopo Berrettini 6-1 6-0.

In other matches on Wednesday, Frances Tiafoe beat Feliciano Lopez 6-2 7-6(6), advancing to face the winner of the match between Matteo Berrettini and Elias Ymer.

Also, McKenzie McDonald ousted Brandon Nakashima 6-2 6-0, and will face off against Tommy Paul, who reached the quarterfinals when Michael Mmoh retired in the second set. AP

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