Thiem Happy to Win Acapulco 2016

Dominic Thiem reflects on his title run at the 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel on Saturday.

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Thiem Wins ATP Mexico Open

Dominic Thiem capped a sublime month of February with his fifth career ATP World Tour title and first at the 500 level, turning aside Bernard Tomic 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.
Thiem finishes with a 13-1 record in February, having prevailed in Buenos Aires and reaching the semi-finals in Rio de Janeiro. The 22 year old, who will rise to a career-high World No. 14 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, is the first Austrian to emerge victorious at the tournament since Thomas Muster completed a four-peat in 1996. Moreover, it was Thiem's first ATP World Tour hard-court title, following four straight triumphs on clay.
"It was unbelievable," said Thiem. "These three weeks have been amazing. Winning my first 500 title and first hard-court title, it was just perfect. It was how a final should be, between two young and up-and-coming players. I hope we're going to play many more finals together. Both of us wanted to win so badly and I'm happy I was the one today."
A battle between two of the nine players born in the 1990s to win an ATP World Tour title, the youth movement was on full display as play commenced under the lights at the Hotel Princess Mundo Imperial.
Thiem had been dominant on Latin American soil throughout the month of February, unleashing his firepower with an aggressive game off the ground. But it was Tomic who had the upper hand in rallies early on, winning 14 of the first 20 baseline points. He would extract a forehand unforced error from Thiem to grab the first break of the match for 3-1.
Thiem has proven that if you leave the door ajar, he will bust it down, and he did just that with Tomic serving for the set at 5-3. A poor service game led to a break to love for the Austrian, who reeled off 12 straight points. The set would progress to a tie-break, where claimed the opener after 47 minutes.
In the second set, Tomic once again snagged an early break, edging ahead 3-2 after saving a pair of break points in the previous game. Thiem pressed to duplicate his first set comeback, but his Aussie opponent would deny a break point at 4-3 and another at 5-4 to force a decider.
Tomic would start the third set with a bang, inducing a forehand error that landed just wide of the tramline to break in the first game. But Thiem broke right back, reeling off six of the next eight games to secure the 'Guaje' trophy after one hour and 56 minutes.
Thiem, who fired 22 aces, takes home 500 Emirates ATP Rankings points and $321,625 in prize money. His 18 match wins in 2016 lead the ATP World Tour, moving two ahead of Roberto Bautista Agut.
Tomic, meanwhile, earns 300 points and $151,050 for his efforts. He was bidding to win a fourth ATP World Tour title in his fifth final. The Australian had lifted a trophy in each of the previous three seasons.
"It's not easy, I'd love to win," said Tomic. "It could have been huge if I won, but I had my chances. That's the biggest disappointment, having the chance to win. I'm frustrated with myself... I was leading in the first set and then I lost it and I was up a break in the third and gave away my serve straight away.
"But he was playing very well and he's an amazing competitor. Every point he's competing. He was feeling good on court and has been playing well all week. In the final of big tournaments, you have to take your chances in the big moments. I didn't take it."

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Thiem Reacts on Acapulco 2016 Final

Dominic Thiem reflects on beating Sam Querrey on Friday for a place in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel final.

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Tomic Happy to Reach Acapulco 2016 Final

Bernard Tomic reacts to beating Alexandr Dolgopolov on Friday to reach the Abierto Mexicano Telcel final.

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Thiem and Tomic Advance in Final of ATP Mexico Open

Dominic Thiem and Bernard Tomic advance in the final of ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel (Acapulco) 2016. Thiem beats american Sam Querrey 2-0 in sets (6-2; 6-2). On the other side, Tomic wins with 2-1 in sets (1-6; 6-4; 6-3). They will meet each other in final tomorrow.

Thiem Talks About Acapulco 2016 Quarterfinal Win

Dominic Thiem reflects on his victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals at Acapulco on Thursday.

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Tomic Discusses Acapulco 2016 Quarterfinal Win

Bernard Tomic reflects on his win over Illya Marchenko in the quarter-finals at Acapulco on Thursday.

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Thiem and Querrey to meet in Semifinals

Dominic Thiem and Sam Querrey advance in semifinals in ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel (Acapulco) 2016. Thiem beats Grigor Dimitrov with 2-0 in sets (7-5; 6-2) while Querrey defeated his compatriot Taylor Harry Fritz 2-1 (2-6; 6-4; 6-4). In semifinals Thiem will meet Querrey, while Tomic will face Dolgopolov.

Dolgopolov and Tomic Win at Acapulco

Alexandr Dolgopolov and Bernard Tomic advance in semifinals of ATP Mexico Open 2016. Dolgopolov beats Haase 2-0 in sets (6-3; 6-3), while bernard Tomic defeated Illya Marchenko in straight sets (7-5; 7-5). They will face each other in semifinal tomorrow.

Thiem Reacts to Second Round Acapulco Victory

Fourth seed Dominic Thiem talks about his tough three-set win over Dimitry Tursunov at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel at Acapulco.

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Thiem, Tomic and Dimitrov Avoid Trouble

Thiem, Tomic and Dimitrov Avoid Trouble

The other three seeds in action on Wednesday were able to advance. Fourth seed Dominic Thiem had a battle on his hands with Dmitry Tursunov. The Russian took an early break lead in the first set, but Thiem fought back to get on serve and force a tiebreak. The Austrian would fall behind a set though as the Russian took the break 7-5. Thiem settled in quickly in the second as his serve was solid, allowing him to find an opening where be would break the Russian at-love in game six. Thiem would roar back to take the second 6-3 and close the match 6-4 in the third set. The fourth seed's first serve was a huge weapon in securing the win as he won 42 of 52 points.
Fifth seed Bernard Tomic found himself down early to Adrian Mannarino in second round action. The Aussie would bounce back from an early break though as he won six of the last eight games in the opening set. Tomic would be in control from there for a 6-4, 6-4 win. Grigor Dimitrov struggled early in his match against Donald Young, but was able to save six out of six break points in the opening set.
That left him waiting for an opportunity, which he found in the 8th game, to break Young to take a 5-3 lead. Dimitrov would close out the set in the next game 6-3. The second set would see the two exchange breaks within the first four games. Dimitrov would add a second break in game five that provided him with the decisive margin to work his way into the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win.

Fritz Leads Other Winners

Among the other three winners on the day, American Taylor Fritz continued to stand out. The 18-year-old qualifier flew past Victor Estrella Burgos 6-1, 6-3. Fritz won 58 percent of the points off of the Dominican's serve, breaking him five times. Fellow American Ryan Harrison blew a golden opportunity to get to an ATP 500 level quarterfinal. Harrison was up a break in the third, but could not finish the job as Illya Marchenko rallied to win 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (5). Robin Haase also advanced to the quarterfinals in a three set grinder against Aljaz Bedene. The Dutchman prevailed in a tight match 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4. 

Thursday's Quarterfinals

Play is scheduled to begin with 5th seed Bernard Tomic taking on Illya Marchenko in the first quarterfinal. The most anticipated match will be third up on Cancha Central with 4th seed Dominic Thiem and 7th seed Grigor Dimitrov going head-to-head for the first time. The night finishes with an All-American match pitting Taylor Fritz against Sam Querrey. 

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Top Seeds David Ferrer, Kei Nishikori Ousted

The top two seeds are stunned in their opening matches in Acapulco, leaving the draw with just three seeds heading into the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Dolgpolov Flogs Ferrer

The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is left with just three seeded players are an upset-laden Wednesday saw the top two seeds fall. Alexandr Dolgopolov scored the first stunner as he beat top seed David Ferrer for just the third time in eleven tries. Dolgopolov dropped his first service game to hand Ferrer a quick 2-0 lead, but the Ukrainian didn't flinch as he broke back to get back on serve in the next game. From there, Dolgopolov would not be troubled on serve as the Spaniard was constantly fighting to stay in his own service games. Ferrer fought off three break points in a testy 7th game, but could not save a 5th break point in the 9th game to see Dolgopolov lead 5-4. The "Dog" would serve out the set at 6-4.
The second set saw both players survive a pair of break points in their second service games as the score eased out to 2-2. Another exchange of holds would see the score at 3-3 when Dolgopolov made the huge breakthrough to secure a 4-3 lead. He would consolidate, but need four match points to put Ferrer away in the final game. Dolgopolov would close the set and match with a 6-4 win in the set.
For the match, Dolgopolov was in control from the baseline as he whipped 22 winners. Following the match, the Ukrainian said that he never felt any pressure in the match, “I think I was quite calm. I was happy I’m on court because I was injured last week. That was the key I think. I played relaxed and the pressure was more on him. I was aggressive and went for my shots. They were the key points."

Querrey Squashes Nishikori

The second big upset of the night came when red hot Sam Querrey smashed second seed Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3. Nishikori struggled from the opening ball as he would crack on his first service game to give the Delray 

Beach champion a fast 2-0 lead. Querrey settled into a good rhythm over the next three service games to cruise to a 5-3 lead. With the set on his racquet though, the pressure caught him as Nishikori amped up his return game to break the American at-love. The tide would not turn however as the second seed would struggle on serve in an attempt to even the set. Querrey would break back to close out the set. Nishikori rarely touched the Querrey first serve in the set with the American winning 13 of 16 points. The second seed fought to find his consistency on serve in the set, only landing 50 percent of his first serves. That allowed Querrey to take some key points on second serves.

In the second set, Nishikori was under the gun immediately. After a quick Querrey hold, the second seed fell behind in his service game again as he could not land first serves. Nishikori would be broken in a familiar pattern as he landed just 40 percent of his first serves in the set. Querrey would take 11 of 21 second serve points in the second. Querrey combined that with a stellar first serve that dominated to win 15 of 16 points to carry the American to his 7th straight victory. The win also broke a four game losing streak to Nishikori for the American, who had lost to Japan's top man at the Memphis Open earlier this month.

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Tomic Discusses His Acapulco 2016 Campaign

Bernard Tomic reached the quarter-finals in Acapulco last year. He talks about his hopes for the 2016 event.

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Ferrer Previews His Acapulco 2016 Tilt

Top seed David Ferrer talks about his upcoming Abierto Mexicano Telcel campaign at Acapulco.

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Dimitrov Looks Ahead to Acapulco 2016

After winning the Abierto Mexicano Telcel title at Acapulco in 2014, Grigor Dimitrov talks about returning to a special place on the ATP World Tour and his season ahead.

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Nishikori and Haase Advance in Acapulco

Japan tennis player Kei Nishikori and deutch Robin Haase, advance in second round of ATP Mexicano (Acapulco) 2016. They easily beats their first opponents. Nishikori beats Thiemo de Bakker 2-0 (6-0; 6-3), also Haase defeated Luis Patino 2-0 in sets (6-1; 6-2)