Denis Shapovalov is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Acapulco. Denis has defeated Nishesh Basavareddy 7-5 6-2, Alex Michelsen 6-4 6-3 and Marcos Giron 4-6 6-3 6-2 to reach the semifinal where he will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Denis Shapovalov’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition in Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Shapovalov has a positive record (2-0) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Nishesh Basavareddy (106) – 7-5 6-2
R2 – Alex Michelsen (34) – 6-4 6-3
1/4 – Marcos Giron (52) – 4-6 6-3 6-2
1/2 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (48) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Tomas Machac (25) – H2H 1-0
or Brandon Nakashima (42) – H2H 1-2
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Draw

1/2 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

44 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
14
High
14
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 44-26 22-14 9-6 8-4 5-2 0-0
2024 20-22 13-12 2-5 5-4 0-1 0-0
2023 32-28 18-11 9-8 3-6 2-3 0-0
2022 21-26 7-9 11-8 0-6 3-3 0-0
2021 30-25 4-6 16-7 9-10 1-2 0-0
2020 19-13 5-5 5-5 9-3 0-0 0-0
2019 49-28 19-8 27-14 0-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-25 19-7 23-13 0-1 1-1 2-3

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has a 12-5 record in 2025, 11-4 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Davidovich Fokina has a 126-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alejandro won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Alejandro’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the final Delray Beach.

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel Alejandro didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

This would be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Tomas Machac’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

23 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
32
High
20
LLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-19 15-9 2-5 3-3 3-2 0-0
2024 37-24 22-11 9-5 5-6 1-2 0-0
2023 52-27 15-10 16-11 18-5 3-1 0-0
2022 47-19 24-6 5-2 18-10 0-0 0-1
2021 28-19 5-4 5-4 12-6 2-3 4-2
2020 27-12 0-0 12-6 15-5 0-0 0-1
2019 34-20 6-2 18-9 6-6 0-0 4-3
2018 31-8 0-0 12-6 11-1 0-0 8-1

Tomas Machac has a 10-4 win-loss record in 2025, 7-3 on hard. As for the last 9 years, the Czech has a 79-36 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Machac’s most significant result of the season was reaching the semifinal Australia.

Last year in Abierto Mexicano Telcel the Czech didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Tomas Machac

This contest would be 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Tomas Machac clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Denis Shapovalov may square off with Brandon Nakashima. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Brandon Nakashima.