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Kecmanovic shocks Zverev in Acapulco: ‘I didn’t have any pressure’

Serbian survives after two hours and 35 minutes
February 26, 2026

Miomir Kecmanovic earned the first Top 5 victory of his career on Wednesday when he upset world No. 4 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(4) during HSBC’s presentation of Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

The 26-year-old entered the match 0-11 against the top 5 players in the PIF ATP Rankings, but still found some of his best tennis against the 2021 champion and reached the quarter-finals.

“It feels great, especially because it’s been a tough few years,” said Kecmanovic, the No. 84 player in the PIF ATP Rankings. “So I’m happy that some things are finally going my way.”

Kecmanovic hit his backhand with confidence and took advantage of Zverev’s deep return position, opening the court and holding his own against the German’s usually reliable two-handed backhand. Zverev finished with 17 backhand unforced errors, compared to Kecmanovic’s six.

“I think I was more aggressive when it mattered. I served much better than my usual standards, so I’m glad it went well today,” Kecmanovic said. “He’s obviously the big favorite so I didn’t have any pressure there, but you still have to play well when it matters, close out the game and luckily it went my way.”

The Serbian improved to 2-2 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with the 24-time tour-level title. In the last eight at the hard-court ATP 500, Kecmanovic will face French left-hander Terence Atmane for the first time. Atmane defeated wildcard Rafael Jodar 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

In other action, fifth seed Flavio Cobolli defeated Dalibor Svrcina 6-4, 6-4. Cobolli won 86 percent (37/43) of his first serve points and saved all six break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.