Acapulco, MX (Sports Network) - Rafael Nadal was a first-round winner at the
$1.213 million Mexican Open tennis event Tuesday.
The No. 2 seed Nadal was a 6-2, 6-2 victor over Diego Sebastian Schwartzman on
the red clay at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess. Nadal titled in Sao Paulo two
weeks ago and captured the Mexican Open in 2005
Top-seeded David Ferrer downed Albert Ramos 6-0, 6-3. Ferrer was last week's
Buenos Aires champion and is also the three-time reigning Acapulco titlist.
The third-seeded Nicolas Almagro defeated Cesar Ramirez 6-0, 6-1. Almagro was
the Acapulco champ in 2008 and 2009 and runner-up to Ferrer in 2011
Three seeded players fell victim to upsets.
Fabio Fognini took out fourth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), Andrey
Kuznetsov was a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victor over No. 6 seed Thomaz Belluci, and Paolo
Lorenzi downed No. 7 seed Benoit Paire 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In other seeded action, No. 8 seed Horacio Zeballos beat Simone Bolelli 7-5,
6-1.
In unseeded play, Daniel Gimeno-Trever defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-2,
Tommy Robredo triumphed over Filippo Volandri 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, Wayne Odesnik
downed Lukasz Kubot 6-3, 6-4 and 2008 runner-up David Nalbandian fell to
Aljaz Bedene 4-6, 6-0, 6-4.
The 2013 Acapulco winner will claim $291,800.
The Sports Network