Shelton holds off Cobolli in two tiebreaks in Acapulco first round
Ben Shelton got past Flavio Cobolli in two tiebreaks on Monday in Acapulco. Shelton will face David Goffin for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Ben Shelton, Basel, 2024 © Action Plus / Panoramic
American Ben Shelton, the No 5 seed, moved into the second round of the Mexican Open by beating Flavio Cobolli 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) at the Arena GNP Seguros in Acapulco on Monday night.
Shelton, ranked No 14, will meet Belgian David Goffin on Wednesday.
Acapulco ATP 500, other first-round results (Arena GNP Seguros, hard, USD 2.585.410, most recent results first):
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexandre Muller
- Alex Michelsen vs. Yunchaokete Bu
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Nishesh Basavareddy
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Brandon Nakashima
- Alexander Zverev vs. Matteo Arnaldi
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Mattia Bellucci
- Holger Rune vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Gabriel Diallo vs. Tommy Paul
- Learner Tien vs. Cameron Norrie
- David Goffin beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-2, 6-3
- Marcos Giron beat Adam Walton (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Casper Ruud (2) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 6-4, 6-3
- Tomas Machac (8) beat Jakub Mensik: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
- Daniel Altmaier (WC) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
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