It seems Jordan Thompson’s efforts in winning his first ATP Tour singles title and then the doubles crown in Los Cabos have caught up with the 29-year-old.
Thompson spent more than 12 hours on court through his five singles matches in Los Cabos, culminating in a memorable victory over Casper Ruud in the final.
He followed up that success by combining with fellow Australian Max Purcell to triumph in the doubles on Sunday night AEDT, but it has played a part in both losing their first-round matches in Acapulco on Wednesday AEDT.
Thompson, now the world number 32, was beaten 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours and 42 minutes by Aleksandar Kovacevic, the 93rd-ranked American.
Fellow Australian Purcell was also bundled out in the first round, going down 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 to eighth seed Frances Tiafoe.
Tiafoe will face German Dominik Koepfer, who took care of Frenchman Terence Atmane 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.
Australia’s defending champion Alex de Minaur enjoyed safe passage through to the round of 16 on Tuesday AEDT.
Third-seeded de Minaur disposed of Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-2, 6-1 and will next play Austrian Sebastian Ofner.
The world number nine lost in the round of 16 in Los Cabos after reaching the final in Rotterdam the previous week.
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