Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez def. Sho Shimabukuro 6(4)-7(7), 7-5, 6-2 — Los Cabos Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez defeated Sho Shimabukuro 6(4)-7(7), 7-5, 6-2 in the R32 of the Los Cabos Open 2026.

Shimabukuro's second serve buckled. The No. 97 won just 41 percent of his second-serve points and double-faulted 13 times, while Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez took 59 percent behind his own second ball and held 13 of 16 service games. That gap carried the 21-year-old Mexican wild card, ranked No. 323, past a betting market that had Sho Shimabukuro a 57 percent favorite, and into the Round of 16 on home soil at the Los Cabos Open.

Match stats

Sho Shimabukuro: 6 aces, 49% first serves, 13 double faults, 3/8 break points. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez: 6 aces, 65% first serves, 6 double faults, 6/18 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Sho Shimabukuro and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez.