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Seeds Holger Rune and Denis Shapovalov will proceed their Acapulco campaigns when second-round motion takes place on Wednesday night time. They’ll go up in opposition to Brandon Nakashima and Alex Michelsen, respectively.(9) Denis Shapovalov vs. Alex MichelsenHaving recovered from a knee damage and armed with a clear invoice of well being, Shapovalov has rounded into kind in a giant method courting again to final fall. The Thirty second-ranked Canadian wrapped up 2024 with a title in Belgrade and he’s coming off an ATP 500 triumph a couple of weeks in the past in Dallas. Shapovalov prolonged his successful streak to 6 matches by beating Nishesh Basavareddy 7-5, 6-2 in spherical one of many Abierto Mexicano Telcel.
(4) Holger Rune vs. Brandon NakashimaRune and Nakashima will probably be going head-to-head for the fourth time of their careers. Nakashima has received all three of their earlier conferences; in 4 units on the 2021 NextGen ATP Finals and in straights on the 2023 Shanghai Masters and 2024 U.S. Open.
It’s value noting that Rune had been 1-2 in opposition to Roberto Carballes Baena and 0-1 on out of doors arduous courts however defeated the Spaniard in straight units in his Acapulco opener. The Thirteenth-ranked Dane has at all times performed effectively at this event, as every of his earlier two appearances ended within the semifinals. Nakashima did effectively to beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-6(6), 7-5 on Tuesday, however he’s nonetheless below .500 for the yr (4-5). It is a nice alternative for Rune to lastly recover from the hump on this matchup.
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