Miomir Kecmanovic mentioned it himself. He hasn’t had the very best luck in the previous few years, and this yr he entered Acapulco at No.84 on this planet – his lowest rating since 2019.
Add in the truth that he had misplaced every of his first 11 contests in opposition to Prime-10 ranked gamers, and you could possibly see why Wednesday’s 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(4) upset over top-seeded and No.4-ranked Alexander Zverev was such an enormous second for the 26-year-old Serbian.
Kecmanovic practically misplaced his alternative when he dropped a one-sided second-set tiebreak to Zverev after dominating the opening set, however he dug down deep and didn’t give up a break within the deciding set as he completed off his largest profession with a flourish, in two hours and 35 minutes of gutsy tennis.
“It feels superb, particularly as a result of it’s been a tough couple of years,” mentioned Kecmanovic. “So I’m completely happy that some issues are going my means lastly.”
Kecmanovic improves to 2-2 in opposition to 2021 Acapulco champion Zverev, and can face France’s Terence Atmane within the quarterfinals.
Atmane took out Spain’s Rafael Jodar 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
“I suppose I used to be extra aggressive when it mattered. I served rather a lot higher than my traditional requirements, so I’m completely happy that issues went effectively at present,” mentioned Kecmanovic, who received 56 of 69 first-serve factors and saved two of three break factors.
