World number six knocked out 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in first round by fellow German Altmaier
\nMEXICO
\nTop seed Alexander Zverev tumbled out of the Mexico Open at the first hurdle on Tuesday, eliminated by German compatriot Daniel Altmaier in three sets.
\nZverev, winner of the Acapulco tournament in 2021, was sent packing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in 2hr 28min by world number 57 Altmaier.
\nAfter sharing the first two sets, Altmaier took control of the third set with an early break to take a 2-0 lead before holding for 3-0.
\nZverev missed opportunities to break back in the fifth and seventh games, unable to convert any of three break points and Altmaier served out to clinch victory and set up a second round meeting with Serbia\u2019s Miomir Kecmanovic.
\nIn other games on Tuesday, Australia\u2019s Jordan Thompson was brought back down to earth after losing his first round match just two days after winning the first ATP title of his career.
\nThompson, who went on a giant-killing run before defeating Casper Ruud to win the Los Cabos Open final on Sunday, was ousted in three sets by American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic, losing 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in 2hr 42min.
\nKovacevic will play Holger Rune in the second round after the Danish second seed cruised past Michael Mmoh 6-2, 6-3 earlier Tuesday.
\nGreece\u2019s Stefanos Tsitsipas, the fifth seed, eased past Russian Roman Safiullin 6-3, 6-4.
\nTsitsipas will play Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli in the second round.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s one of those first rounds that you get good opponents and a very good, strong start from the beginning of the tournament,\u201d Tsitsipas said in an on-court interview after his win.
\n\u201cI knew that dealing with Roman, he\u2019s someone that can play good on these kinds of surfaces. He takes the ball early, pushes you back.
\n\u201cThat was the main thing I had to deal with today, which I did pretty well.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, Sunday\u2019s beaten Los Cabos finalist Ruud, the sixth seed in Acapulco, needed three sets to overpower Christopher Eubanks, eventually winning 6-4, 6-7 (5\/7), 6-3.
\nAmerican eighth seed Frances Tiafoe defeated Australia\u2019s Max Purcell 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, and now faces Germany\u2019s Dominik Koepfer, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 winner over France\u2019s Terence Atmane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
World number six knocked out 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in first round by fellow German Altmaier MEXICO Top seed Alexander Zverev tumbled out of the Mexico Open at the first hurdle on Tuesday, eliminated by German compatriot Daniel Altmaier in three sets. Zverev, winner of the Acapulco tournament in 2021, was sent packing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-390439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n