Acapulco
Zverev storms off after Mexican upset loss
Alexander Zverev stormed off court and straight into a departing tournament car after falling to a stunning 6-3, 6-4 loss to Learner Tien in the second round of the ATP Acapulco event.
The world No. 2 and top seed will be fined for missing a mandatory post-match media conference as he ends his February run in South and Latin America with a modest 4-3 record from Buenos Aires, Rio and here.
Teenaged American Tien completed a major upset for the second time in as many months after taking down Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open.
The No. 83 rallied from 1-4 down in the second set to reach the last eight.
“I just went out there and tried to control my side of the court,” the winner said. I knew it was going to be a tough match.
“To come through feels great… I think just focussing on what I can control and keeping my cool as best as I can has really taken me a long way.”
Tien is the youngest American man to beat a top 3 opponent since Andy Roddick in 2001.