Fourth-ranked Ruud loses to qualifier Daniel in Acapulco

The win for Daniel was his first against a top 10 player and sent him into the quarterfinals. The 30-year-old Daniel, ranked 125th in the ATP, is 0-8 against top ten players. Fourth-ranked Ruud loses to qualifier
Fourth seed Kasper Ruud lost to top seed Taro Daniel 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in the round of 16 at the Mexican Open on Wednesday.

The win for Daniel was his first against a top 10 player and sent him into the quarterfinals. The 30-year-old Daniel, ranked 125th in the ATP, is 0-8 against top ten players. Fourth-ranked Ruud loses to qualifier

Before defeating Ruud, Daniel's best win was against Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells in 2018, when the Serbian finished 13th.

Ruud ranked No. 2 after losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the last US Open final. 46 unforced errors against Daniel Daniels of Norway and 3-4 in 2023.

Daniel will look to build on his success against Alex De Minaur, who defeated Opoakopo Berretti 6-1, 6-0.

In other matches on Wednesday, Frances Tiafoe beat Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (6) and will play Taylor Fritz, who beat Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4.

MacKenzie MacDonald also beat Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-0 and will face quarter-finalist Tommy Paul when Michael Mmoh retired in the second set, while Matteo Berrettini was beaten by Elias Ymer 6-3, 6-3.

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