On February 28, local time, the 2025 ATP Acapulco station decided the men's singles final lineup. Eighth seed Mahachi needed 123 minutes to beat American Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to reach the final.

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It was the first meeting between the two players, with Mahachi breaking first in the first set and saving four break points on his own serve to take the next set 6-4. In the second set, Brandon Nakashima let go and only allowed Mahach to hold serve for one game to level the set 6-1. In the decisive set, Mahachi broke first and then Brandon Nakashima quickly broke back, and in the crucial 10th game, Mahach seized the opportunity of the third match point and sealed the victory 6-4.

Mahach will face Davidovich Fokina, who defeated ninth seed Shapovalov 7-6(3), 7-6(1) in the semi-finals to end his opponent's recent eight-game winning streak in singles on tour.

This is the second time in Mahachi's career that he has reached the final of the Tour singles tournament, and he will be aiming to win his first title. For Davidovich Fokina, it was the third time in his career that he reached the final of a tournament in singles, having lost his first two finals. The two sides met at last year's Shanghai Rolex Masters, where Mahachi came from behind to win 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.

(Text, editor: Dato, photo: Visual China)