Nadal Looking Determined In Acapulco

Two-time champion Rafael Nadal looked as if he might be ready to add a third title to his trophy case on Wednesday evening at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. The Spaniard breezed past Italian Paolo Lorenzi, needing only 66 minutes to take their second-round match 6-1, 6-1.

Nadal broke five times and dropped only seven points on his serve (28/35) as Lorenzi couldn’t keep up with the second seed. Nadal never faced a break point in improving to 4-0 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.

The left-hander will meet #NextGenATP player Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, who outlasted Aussie Jordan Thompson 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 for his second consecutive three-set win in Acapulco. The Japanese had battled past seventh seed Jack Sock in three sets in the first round.

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Croatian Marin Cilic was pushed to three sets as well but he remained unbeaten against his younger compatriot Borna Coric. The third-seeded Cilic advanced past the 20-year-old Coric 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to move to 4-0 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.

Cilic hit 12 aces and won 77 per cent of his first-serve points against the #NextGenATP player. The 28-year-old Cilic converted only three of his 12 break points but he was a perfect two-for-two when it mattered most, in the third set.

Cilic will face American Steve Johnson in the quarter-finals. Johnson beat countryman Ernesto Escobedo 7-6(5), 6-3. In other action, American Sam Querrey made quick work of fifth seed David Goffin, upsetting the Belgian 6-2, 6-3 in 69 minutes. Querrey lost only four points on his first serve (23/27). Sixth seed Nick Kyrgios also moved into the quarter-finals, advancing past American Donald Young 6-2, 6-4.