Mannari No

Not a single win in Acapulco for Mannarino in 3 appearances. What's up with that?

Maybe it's the playing conditions, which are quite slow and hot... Anyway, in 2026, I prefer the Frenchman on slightly faster courts because he takes more time away from his opponents by holding his baseline. Here, he has to work a bit more. Not that he’s lacking physically, but rather that his grinding style has less impact. That said, if he’s in good shape, the conditions won’t matter much, especially against Shimabukuro. The Japanese player put together a pretty nice American swing, coming through qualifying at all three tournaments (Dallas, Delray, Acapulco) to reach his career-high ranking: No. 130. He can be dangerous, up to a certain point. On the other hand, his aggressive game is less suited to Acapulco than it was in Dallas, for example. And I don’t think he would have got past the Svajda hurdle in Q2 if the American hadn’t retired. So we’re looking at conditions that aren’t great for the Japanese player, plus a match-up that isn’t necessarily in his favor either, against a Manna who reads the game well, counterpunches, and redirects beautifully by using the opponent’s ball pace. And yet, Manna is at 1.71. Something’s off here...