Berrettini solid in Acapulco; Alcaraz, Norrie pull out
Matteo Berrettini of Italy returns a ball during a match against Alex Molcan of Slovakia in a Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco,Mexico,Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eduardo Verdugo]
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Matteo Berrettini won the seven games he played before Alex Molcan retired with a wrist injury in the second round of the Mexican Open. The 26-year-old Italian, playing his first match since he lost to Andy Murray in the first round of the Australian Open on Jan. 17, won the first set 6-0 and was up 1-0 in the second when Molcan decided he could not continue. Also Tuesday, top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz and fifth-seeded Cameron Norrie pulled out of the tournament. Both players have won ATP titles this month.
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Matteo Berrettini of Italy returns a ball during a match against Alex Molcan of Slovakia in a Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco,Mexico,Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Alex Molcan of Slovakia serves the ball to Matteo Berrettini of Italyduring a matchin a Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco,Mexico,Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Alex Molcan of Slovakia returns a ball during a match against Matteo Berrettini of Italyin a Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco,Mexico,Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eduardo Verdugo