Top seeds Stephanos Tsitipas, Alexander Jewarev Book Acapulco Title Clash

Stephanos Tsitipas and Alexander Zverev will field in the top two seeds for the ATP title in Acapulco with a straight-sets semi-final win on Friday. World number five Tsitsipas of Greece defeated Italian qualifier Lorenzo Musetti 6–1, 6–3 in his first final of 2021. Zerve was shaken up, but not disqualified from the earthquake in the second set of his 6-4, 7-6 (7) / 5) victory over fellow German Dominic Kofer. “The lights started shaking and the crowd felt it,” Zverev said of an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude with an earthquake 60 km away in San Marcos.

“We were running around the court, so we had to play a point during the earthquake,” he said. “We didn’t feel much, but still, obviously, I know it happens here in Acapulco.”

Koeffer took a 3–1 lead, stopping the first break of the second set.

But Zverev, who finished seventh in the world, kept the pressure on, creating break opportunities in each of Koeffer’s next three service games and converting at 5-4 for the break that would force the tiebreaker.

Zverev will be looking for the 14th ATP title and in his first year when he will be the ATS title winner, a five-time ATP title winner who was playing in his third semi-final after reaching the Australian Open and the Final Four in Rotterdam. .

“I am really looking forward to the finals,” said Tsitsipas, who has won six of six previous encounters with the Germans. “Sasha is someone I’ve played with in the past and it’s never been easy. We’re both really hungry and we’re both very competitive.”

Tsitsipas needed just 79 minutes to finish the race at number 120, the world number 120 Mousetti, who reached his second career semifinal in his fourth ATP main draw appearance.

He leapt through the first set, but did not get a break until the seventh game in the second game, when he lovingly broke his 19-year-old Italian rival.

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Served to remain in the match two games later, Musetti faced three break points before WhatsApp won the game when he hit a backhand into the net.

“We’ll definitely see a lot in the future from Lorenzo, he has a great backhand and creates a lot of opportunities,” Tsitsipas said. “He showed his level this week.”