Top-seed Alexander Zverev crashes out of Acapulco Open against Miomir Kecmanovic

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kecmanovic-miomir/MTQ5CPOR/"]Kecmanovic[/a], ranked 84th in the world, triumphed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/kecmanovic-m-MTQ5CPOR/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=jDWdwnsn"]6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4)[/a] over world number four [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a], who was playing his first tournament since an epic semi-final defeat to eventual champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] at the Australian Open.[/p][p]Kecmanovic, 25, had come up empty in 11 prior career matches against top-five players.[/p][embed guid="322a569e-2702-4e33-837b-31fa6312f1de" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2026853995902365902" social-type="twitter" /][p]He cruised through the opening set, before Zverev clawed his way back into the match, finally sealing the victory after two hours and 35 minutes.[/p][p][b]"It feels amazing," [/b]said Kecmanovic, who was aided by 17 unforced backhand errors from the German.[/p][p]"Obviously he's the big favorite, so I didn't have any pressure there, but you still have to play well when it matters, close out the match and thankfully it went my way," he added.[/p][p]With Zverev’s defeat, the 500 level hardcourt tournament has now lost its top four seeds.[/p][p]Second-seeded Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-minaur-alex/EZgZ9Xfh/"]Alex de Minaur[/a] was eliminated on Monday, third-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway lost on Tuesday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davidovich-fokina-alejandro/0zQXLfz4/"]Alejandro Davidovich Fokina[/a], the fourth seed, exited also on Wednesday to Italy's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellucci-mattia/M9pojLqi/"]Mattia Bellucci[/a] in straight sets.[/p]