ATP Acapulco: Alcaraz and Norrie withdraw at the last moment
Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie canceled their start at the ATP Tour 500 event in Acapulco shortly before their first appearances.
by tennisnet.com
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Mar 01, 2023, 08:04 am

On Sunday, Cameron Norrie and Carlos Alcaraz played their entry fee in the final in Rio de Janeiro before the Brit was able to take revenge for the defeat in the final in Buenos Aires seven days earlier. But Alcaraz was already struggling with physical problems under the Sugar Loaf, so a start in Acapulco was unlikely from the outset.
But the fact that Cameron Norrie, last year's finalist in Mexico, would not play in Acapulco also surprised the organizers. Anyway, Daniel Altmaier, Brandon Nakashima, Alex de Minaur and Rodrigo Pacheco got the honor of replacing Alcaraz and Norrie on center court. Nakashima defeated Altmaier 6:3, 3:6 and 6.1, de Minaur beat local hero Pacheco 6.1 and 6:2.
Otte loses to brother Berrettini
Mackenzie McDonald, who had actually been drawn to Carlos Alcaraz, was now playing against a lucky loser, namely Luciano Darderi. And won 6:4 and 6:2. Adrian Mannarino, who would have played Norrie, lost to Elias Ymer in three sets.
Oscar Otte was also eliminated: the German Davis Cup player had to give up in the third set against Jacopo Berrettini. And Matteo Berrettini, Jacopo's brother, also benefited from a withdrawal: Alex Molcan ended the first round game against the Roman with a score of 0: 6 and 1: 6.