Rodrigo Pacheco advances to the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open due to Ruud's withdrawal

Norwegian Casper Ruud , second seed at the Mexican Tennis Open and semi-finalist of the 2024 edition, withdrew from the tournament after joining the list of players with stomach discomfort , which gave Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco a direct ticket to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

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Ruud's withdrawal represented a great opportunity for Rodrigo Pacheco , who automatically advances to the next phase. The Mexican, who had achieved his first victory on the ATP circuit on Tuesday by defeating Alexander Vukic , will advance for the first time to the quarterfinals of an ATP 500 tournament.

Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco will face the winner of the duel between American Frances Tiafoe and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarterfinals .

DAY OF LOW WINS AT THE MEXICAN OPEN

In less than four hours, three seeded players were eliminated from the Mexican Tennis Open in Acapulco, which caused havoc both in the draw and in the hopes of the fans who came to the second round matches in the Guerrero tournament.

Both Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune withdrew from their respective matches . The American avoided the match against his compatriot Marcos Girón , citing stomach problems . Shortly after, the Dane Rune suffered the same fate and opted to abandon his match against Brandon Nakashima just ten minutes after it had started.

This atypical and unusual situation caused disappointment among the spectators , since both tennis players were considered strong candidates to fight for the championship.

Ben Shelton also carried that tag , but he ran into Belgian David Goffin, who gave him no room . The youngster was unable to overcome the veteran , who put him in trouble from the first set, winning 7-6 (3) and then closing out the match with a resounding 6-3 in one hour and 45 minutes.

Goffin and Nakashima will therefore be in charge of playing the quarter-finals on Thursday afternoon.

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