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At No. 8, Tomas Machac is the highest-seeded participant remaining in Acapulco–however he could not have a simple time on Thursday with Learner Tien on the opposite facet of the web. Brandon Nakahima faces David Goffin within the quarters.(Q) Learner Tien vs. (8) Tomas MachacTien was already one of many tour’s breakout stars in 2025 and now he appears poised to achieve even higher heights on the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. The 19-year-old American, who was the runner-up on the 2024 NextGen ATP Finals, upset Daniil Medvedev en path to the Australian Open fourth spherical. He now finds himself within the Acapulco quarterfinals, having efficiently certified for the primary draw earlier than ousting Cameron Norrie and high seed Alexander Zverev in straight units.
Brandon Nakashima vs. David GoffinNakashima and Goffin will probably be going head-to-head for the second time of their careers on Thursday. Their solely earlier encounter got here on the indoor onerous courts of Basel in 2022, when Nakashima prevailed 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4. The 23-year-old American’s hasn’t solely taken off since then and he entered this week at No. 42 on the planet with a 3-5 report for the season. Nakashima beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-6(6), 7-5 in spherical one earlier than getting a first-set retirement from Holger Rune.
Goffin’s as soon as disastrous 2025 marketing campaign is all turning round in Mexico. The 34-year-old Belgian completed runner-up at UTS Guadalajara and has superior in Acapulco with straight-set defeats of Rinky Hijikata and Ben Shelton. How a lot has Goffin improved from January to February? Effectively, he misplaced to Rinky Hijikata 6-1, 6-2 in Adelaide; he crushed Hijikata 6-2, 6-3 in Acapulco. Don’t be stunned if the world No. 63 is just too stable from the again of the court docket for Nakashima.
Choose: Goffin in 3
