Australia's top-ranked male tennis player Alex de Minaur has got his Acapulco title defence off to a blistering start.
The 25-year-old needed just 79 minutes to dispose of Japan's Taro Daniel 6-2 6-1 in the opening round of the ATP 500 hard-court event in Mexico on Tuesday (AEDT).
De Minaur, the third seed, was devastating with ball in hand. He won 78 per cent of his first-serve points and conceded just 14 points across his eight service games.
