While Sir Andy Murray and Roger Federer are among those battling it out in in Dubai, fellow world-class players Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are in the hunt for the trophy and ranking points in Mexico.
Djokovic, playing in his first ATP World Tour event in Latin America, had been out of main Tour action since his shock Australian Open second-round exit at the hands of Denis Istomin.
Federer OUT of Dubai as world No. 116 Donskoy pulls off major shock Nadal, a two-time winner at the Mexico Open, also made his first return to action since losing in the Australian Open final to Federer.
Britain’s Kyle Edmund was also among those in action in round one, along with fellow familiar faces Juan Martin del Potro, Nick Kyrgios and Dominic Thiem.
Here’s a look at what happened in the opening matches…
How did Edmund do?
It was a disappointing outing for the Brit, who narrowly lost to big-server Sam Querrey.
Edmund battled back from a set down to level the match up but an early break in the decider ended his hopes of reaching the next stage.
Querrey, who beat the 22-year-old 6-2 4-6 6-3, has set up a second-round tie with David Goffin, who eased past Stephane Robert 6-1 6-2.
Biggest shock?
Jack Sock couldn’t emulate his success at the Delray Beach Open after being surprisingly dumped out by qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka.
The Japanese recovered from a set down to win 3-6 6-2 6-1, with Sock’s efforts from last week perhaps taking their toll.
Fellow American John Isner was the only other seed who crashed out, losing to compatriot Steve Johnson.
How did the other seeds get on?
Both Djokovic and Nadal secured their places in the next round with straight-sets victories.
The Serb battled past Martin Klizan, recovering from a break down in the second set to eventually win 6-3 7-6 (7-4), while Nadal eased past Misha Zverev.
Fellow seeds Marin Cilic, Goffin, Thiem and Kyrgios also advanced.
ATP Acapulco Round 1 results
Del Potro 6-4 3-6 7-6 Tiafoe
Young 7-6 RET Tomic
Kyrgios 3-6 6-3 6-3 Sela
Thiem 7-6 6-3 Simon
Mandarin 3-6 7-6 6-4 Fritz
Querrey 6-2 4-6 6-3 Edmund
Goffin 6-1 6-2 Robert
Johnson 6-4 6-4 Isner
Escobedo 6-1 2-6 6-0 Kozlov
Comic 6-1 6-1 Gomez
Cilic 6-3 4-6 6-0 Dolgopolov
Nishioka 3-6 6-2 6-1 Sock
Thompson 2-6 6-3 6-3 Lopez
Lorenzi 4-6 6-3 6-4 Lu
Nadal 6-4 6-3 Zverev
What’s the second-round draw like?
Djokovic’s reward for moving past Klizan is an incredibly tough meeting with Del Potro, who beat Frances Tiafoe.
The Argentine beat the Serb on his one and only professional appearance in Latin America at the Rio Olympics 2016.
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Nadal will take on Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi, while Cilic faces an all-Croatian match-up with young starlet Borna Coric.
Here’s the full schedule for Wednesday…
ATP Acapulco Wednesday schedule (men's singles only)
Coric v Cilic
Lorenzi v Nadal
Djokovic v Del Potro
Grand Stand Caliente
Querrey v Goffin
Thiem v Mannarino
Cancha 2
Young v Kyrgios
Nishioka v Thompson
Johnson v Escobedo
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