Four Mexicans make history in Los Cabos
- In 1995 in the Mexican Tennis Open at least four Mexicans participated in the main draw and this year in Los Cabos there will be four local tennis players.
Los Cabos, July 14, 2025. The participation of Mexicans Rodrigo Pacheco, Luis Carlos Álvarez, Alex Hernández and Alan Magadán in the main draw of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, to be played from July 14 to 19 in Los Cabos, has made history.
The last time there were at least four Mexicans in an ATP main draw was in 1995 at the Abierto Mexicano de Tenis and those players were: Luis Enrique Herrera, Oscar Ortiz, Agustin Moreno, Alejandro Hernandez Julia and Leonardo Lavalle.
On Sunday night, Alan Magadán became the first Mexican in 26 years to qualify for an ATP tournament and for the first time in the nine editions of the tournament in Los Cabos there will be four Mexicans in the singles main draw.
The first to enter the competition will be Alex Hernandez, who will face Japan’s Taro Daniel on Monday and if he advances to the second round, he will face top seed Andrey Rublev, who has a bye in the first round.
Meanwhile, Rodrigo Pacheco and Luis Carlos Álvarez will play on Tuesday, respectively, against Australian Adam Walton and James McCabe, and Magadán will play against Chinese Bu Yunchaokete.
It should be recalled that Alvarez and Magadan are currently playing college tennis in the NCAA circuit in the United States.
For now, the goal of the four Mexicans is to give their best effort, offer a great match and advance to the second round.