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Shapovalov and Rublev advance to quarterfinals without complications



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  • The Canadian only needed one hour to eliminate Nanda, who came from the qualifiers.
  • Mexican Alex Hernandez’s dream came to an end against top seed Andrey Rublev.

Davidovich-Fokina was surprised by Australian James Duckworth Los Cabos, July 17, 2025 – The third seed of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, had the expected debut in Los Cabos after defeating American Govind Nanda in just one hour at the Mextenis Stadium.

“Shapo” won 6-1, 6-2 in the first match of the third day of activity of the main draw at the ATP 250. The Canadian had such a dominance in the first set, that he seemed to know the conditions, however after his victory he shared his feelings.

“No match is easy, I played well and managed to get a lot of balls. It was a good day for me, but if he stopped playing like that or I started losing like the ones in the second set it could get tight. He had a good week, he was playing well, but no match is easy,” Shapovalov told the media after the match.

Indeed, for the second set the player from the qualifiers, who had advanced smoothly to the round of 16, managed to break Shapovalov’s serve to take a 3-1 lead, but the damage had already been done. 

Throughout the match he was only able to save his serve twice and having had more days to acclimatize in the destination was not an advantage for Nanda, as he was outclassed by the speed and experience of the world No. 30.

“The truth is that it’s going to get tougher and tougher with the opponents, I’m confident that I can have a good week here, but as I was saying it’s my first time, the conditions are new, I played well and I hope to continue, but it won’t be easy,” concluded Shapovalov.

The second match on center court was one of the most awaited by the local fans, as Mexican Alejandro Hernandez entered one of the most important matches of his career against the favorite and Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings, Andrey Rublev.

However, despite his great victory in the first round against Taro Daniel, he could not repeat the feat in the second round. In an hour and 15 minutes of match, he offered battle to the top seeded player. 

The Mexican jumped confidently to the court and with the advantage of having more familiarity. The first set started at 3-3 and it was not until the seventh game that the Mexican lost his serve. Rublev deciphered that Hernandez posed the same defensive style of play that he offered and worked for him in their first duel, a match he analyzed and that was how he prevailed in the first set by 6-3. 

“I need to be more solid, I am not a player who can hit at that speed (like Rublev), yes I can hit hard forehand but I need to be more solid on the court. Yes there were moments when I could hold the rallies but there were moments when I couldn’t”, Hernandez said after the match. 

For the second set he again lost his serve twice. Rublev dominated with 11 aces in the match, won 92% of points with his first serve and saved the only break opportunity the Mexican had.

“The truth, despite the score, it was a special match, it’s not every day you play against a Top 10 player. I’m happy for this great tournament I gave, for playing a good level of tennis. If I want to be at a higher level I realize what I have to do. I believe more in myself, I believe I can be able to play at a great level, on Monday I beat a player who has been 50th in the world and that match helped me to believe more in myself”, concluded A. Hernandez, who now travels to compete in Brazil.

In the last match on Wednesday, the second seed Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina was surprised by the Australian James Duckworth, who in a perfect dominance took the first set to a 5-0 and it seemed that the finalist in February in Acapulco, would go to zero, but he managed to get into rhythm although it was not enough and in 41 minutes he was placed in disadvantage.

For the second set, the world No. 26 started once again losing his serve and that was what sentenced the result to a 6-3, 6-4 final in an hour and 27 minutes of match in favor of Duckworth (No. 113). The Spaniard made 42 unforced errors, never seemed to feel comfortable on the court and was sent off in his debut in Los Cabos.

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