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United States’ Sam Querrey
greets the crowd after beat-
ing Spaniard Rafael Nadal at
final of the Mexican Tennis
Open in Acapulco, Mexico,
Saturday March 4, 2017.
Associated Press

Sam Querrey
beats Nadal

in Mexican

Open final

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP)
— American Sam Quer-
rey used a strong serve to
beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6
(3) on Saturday night in the
Mexican Open final.
Querrey had 19 aces to
win his ninth career title.
He’s the first American
champion in the history of
the event.
The American had a great
week beating favored
players on the road to the
championship. He ousted
fifth-seeded David Gof-
fin, fourth-seeded Dominic
Thiem, sixth-seeded Nick
Kyrgios and the second-
seeded Nadal.
It was Querrey*s first title
since Delray Beach in 2016.
Nadal, the tournament
winner in 2005 and 2013, Johnson powers through to WGC-Mexico
had won 14 straight match-
es in Mexico.
On the women’s side, the
Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko
won her third career title, Dustin Johnson, of the United States, celebrates winning
beating second-seed Kris- the Mexico Championship at the Chapultepec Golf
tina Mladenovic of France Club in Mexico City, Sunday, March 5, 2017. Johnson
6-1, 7-5. won the Mexico Championship in his debut as the No.
Tsurenko, the world*s 50th 1 player in the world.
player, won her first title Associated Press
since Guangzhou in Sep- Page 18
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