The top seeds got into action at the seventh edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo on Center Court, and except for the elimination of second-seeded Cameron Norrie of Britain, the other favorites clinched victory, albeit not without setbacks.

The American Tommy Paul (No. 14) opened the activity of the third day of activities against the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves and although he managed to defeat him 7-5, 7-6(7) in 2 hours and 15 minutes, the Latino took him to a hard-fought tie break in the second set, gaining the support of the public present at the Cabo Sports Complex (CSC) for the quality of their points.

In closing, the Acapulco Open 500 finalist managed to handle the pressure of his debut and will now face Australian Alex de Miñaur in a reissue of the final at the Mexican Open.

In the second match at the Mextenis Stadium, Cameron Norrie (No.13), the second seed of the ATP 250 from Los Cabos, was surprised by the level of the No. 129, the American Alexander Kovacevic.

It is the biggest victory of his career and for the second time he advances to the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament (Seoul 2022). The 24-year-old managed to lead Norrie to a tie-break in the second set, in a duel that played out similarly to the previous one, however after drawing the 2021 champion, 5-7, 7-6(7) and despite After he had to call the physio for a leg massage, he managed to take the third set 6-4 and brought the fans to their feet with his performance.

Now Kovacevic will face the German Dominik Koepfer in an unusual quarterfinal, in the same key as Tommy Paul and Alex de Miñaur.

Finally, in the stellar duel of the third day, the first seed Stefanos Tsitsipas (No.5) managed to beat American John Isner 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and 17 minutes. The Greek was solid in his returns and the veteran did not find a way to break the favorite in his debut in Los Cabos. Tsitsipas will face Chilean Nicolás Jarry in the quarterfinals.

“The first matches seem to be the most important when you enter a tournament. Today was a good match, Isner was protective of his game. I came in with confidence and anticipation of what his next move would be. I dictated the game very mature and very calm”, declared Stefanos at the end of the match.