• The Canadian won his second title of the season at the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo and the fourth in his career.
• Gained 250 points and climbs to 28th in the PIF ATP Rankings
• It was a unique final between two one-handed backhanders

Los Cabos, July 19, 2025.- Canadian Denis Shapovalov was the most consistent player in the ninth edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo and won the final of the tournament to lift the ATP 250 Los Cabos title.

“Shapo, the third seed of the tournament, defeated the seventh-seeded American Aleksandar Kovacevic, 6-4, 6-2, in just 75 minutes of play.

“The title means a lot, it’s always great to win a tournament, it’s the second one and it’s not easy, to win two tournaments in one season, I’m very happy and I hope I can continue like this with this momentum,” he said after his victory.

With the victory in the final, the Canadian wins his second title of the season in Los Cabos, he won the Dallas ATP 500 in early February, and the fourth in his career after Stockholm 2019 and Belgrade 2024.

The first set, Shapovalov took it practically from the first game as he broke his rival and that was the difference to finish 6-4. For the second set, the Canadian repeated the formula by opening again with a break and taking advantage, which he extended with a second break in the seventh game for the 5-2 and served for the title and the 6-2.

The 26-year-old Canadian was the player who showed the best tennis during the week in Los Cabos and in the final his serve was key, as Kovacevic could not find the solution to his strength this week.

The American, also 26 years old, was a worthy rival, but felt the wear and tear of the semifinal, which he won in three hard-fought sets against top seed Andrey Rublev.

“I definitely want to come back, it’s a great tournament, where we stayed very close to the best hospitality of the year, everything is perfect. The organization, incredible, it is not easy after Wimbledon and thanks to the fact that I lost the first round I am here”, expressed the champion.

On his way to the title, Shapovalov by-banked the first round and then overcame Govind Nanda, Tristan Schoolkate, Adam Walton and Kovacevic.
Shapovalov’s display in the tournament and in the final earned him 250 points, $135,325 and next Monday he will appear at 28th place in the PIF ATP Rankings.

• The ninth edition of the ATP 250 in Los Cabos closes with the announcement of the new Junior Tennis Cup.
• The tournament managed to surpass the week’s attendance with more than 35,000 spectators.
• This is the first time that Mextenis, CONADE and the Mexican Tennis Federation work together to support the development of the sport.

Los Cabos, July 19, 2025.- The closing of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo 2025 comes with a great announcement, the tournament director, Jose Antonio Fernandez, boasted that it managed to break the attendance record with respect to 2024 and therefore the economic benefit increased, but also revealed details about the new Junior Tennis Cup with strong alliances in search of promoting the development of the sport.

“After 9 years of the tournament I can say that it is highly positioned, not only by us, but also by the ATP and players. We are one of the best three tournaments of the category in the ATP Tour, which forces us to be better and deliver a better product each time,” he said at the closing conference prior to the finals.

“We are happy with how the tournament went, we are above last year’s attendance figure (more than 34,000), we are going to be over 35,000 people. By having more attendance, we will have a greater economic benefit, in summer more people come from the interior of the country, unlike in February when it was local people and people from the United States and Canada”, he added.

He also emphasized the great investment that was made to create a new experience in the commercial area, for the enjoyment of attendees of all ages.

He also highlighted the importance of having four Mexicans in the main draw of this edition.

 “One of the most important themes this year was the four Mexicans, an epic week, hopefully we get used to having these results and therefore give something back to the public. We are always going to promote national talent and that’s why we give out the wild cards.”

Announcement of an alliance to promote children’s and youth tennis

After these data, the head of the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE), Rommel Pacheco, together with Alvaro Falla, CEO of Mextenis and director of the Mexican Open in Acapulco joined forces to announce the new Junior Tennis Cup, a circuit that seeks to promote children and youth tennis in Mexico, and that will also provide an opportunity for national talent to get closer to the most important tournaments in the country.

.

Among the experiences for the minors are living with high performance athletes, in addition to having access to exclusive facilities and training, since they are tournaments where there will be international scouts and where there may be a link to sponsors.

The Junior Tennis Cup is divided into 10 tournaments and 4 finals, which will be held during the weeks of the professional open tournaments: Tennis Open Cancun, Tennis Open San Luis, Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo and the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC in Acapulco, all owned by Mextenis.

“We are very happy to announce a project that will start in 2026. The most important thing is that Mexican Tennis Federation points will be awarded. President Carlos Gonzalez could not be here, but we are proud of this alliance,” explained Fernandez.

The tournament is an evolution of the Cabo Cup, created by Mextenis in 2016 and which had presence in more than 16 cities in the country. Now the categories are women’s and men’s 14 and under, to be played in the cities of Veracruz, Cancun, Monterrey, San Luis, Leon, Tijuana, Los Cabos, Queretaro, Guadalajara and Acapulco. FMT points will also be awarded.

“This is news that will undoubtedly be history. We have been wanting for years to grow the seedbed and increase the number of Mexicans in our tournaments. We are looking for a way with the FMT and I thank Rommel for the opportunity and I hope it will be for a long time”, added Falla.

Pacheco concluded: “The idea is to create seedbeds, that the sport is social, that it reaches everyone and then moves on to high performance and professional sports. We have seen what Mextenis has done in 33 years. We are going to seek to connect the base, to encourage Mexicans to have a higher level. This is going to be historic and will help youth tennis a lot.

• The Canadian’s debut in Los Cabos has been perfect and he is one step away from his second title of the season
• Top 10 player Andrey Rublev was surprised by world No. 76 Aleksandar Kovacevic in three sets

Los Cabos, July 18, 2025.- The final of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo in its ninth edition is set. Denis Shapovalov and Aleksandar Kovacevic are looking to add the ATP 250 title in Los Cabos to their trophy cabinet, which would be the second of the year for the Canadian, seeded third, and the first in the career of the American, seeded seventh.

The Canadian won Dallas, while Kovacevic, No. 76 in the PIF ATP Rankings, has only played one final in his career, Montpellier this year. On the other  hand, Shapovalov is enjoying his debut week in the Mexican tournament, while Aleksandar is a regular in the tournament, in both cases the conditions have been favorable for his game.

“I think the final is always a great honor, especially at such a high level like this, it’s very special for me to be here and I’m going to enjoy it,” Shapovalov assured.

While he had been measured in his statements throughout the week, assuring that each match was going to be more difficult than the last, his dreamy days and resounding victories show otherwise. The third seed took 66 minutes to defeat Adam Walton of Australia at the Mextenis Stadium.

Earlier in the year they met in Indian Wells, and Shapovalov dominated his opponent despite committing more unforced errors. The Canadian, ranked No. 33 in the PIF ATP Rankings, saved four break points in the match against the world No. 97 and played one of the most solid matches of the tournament, where he also won 86% of his points at the net.

“I definitely like the conditions here, the balls go through the court very well, it plays very intensely, these are the conditions I like to play in, so I didn’t know what to expect before the week, but as soon as I got here I felt very comfortable” he shared in conference. 

“You never know how you’re going to play your first matches on hard court after tournaments played on grass, but I’m very happy with the way I was able to come out strong and today I think I played to perfection,” he added.

In addition, the Canadian will arrive with the advantage of having spent fewer minutes on court than his opponent in the final, Kovacevic, who in the second match of the day beat Andrey Rublev 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The Russian started off strong by breaking his opponent’s first serve, but went from strength to strength after dominating the first set. He could not take revenge against the seventh seed, after he also defeated him in their only previous meeting in Montpellier.

The second and third sets were a battle of long and intense games and although Rublev outplayed Kovacevic with 10 aces and points won on his first serve (74%), it was not enough.

“I love coming to Mexico in general and Cabo was like one of the first tournaments where I did fantastic, I think it was my first big tournament against Cam Norrie a couple of years ago, so every time I come back it’s good memories and it’s been nice because I’ve had a tough couple of months, so coming back to a place where I feel at home and with good energy is like getting back on track.  I got to a final earlier in the year and it didn’t go so well in the last couple of months, so to be back in a final is great,” said Kovacevic after his victory.

Andrey, who made his debut in Los Cabos, committed 39 unforced errors and began to fall into despair as he was unable to hold his serve. He only seemed motivated at certain moments when the fans supported him.

“I had good opportunities, it’s part of this sport. I had opportunities and I didn’t take them, and in a crucial moment I got out and I couldn’t, I made mistakes from I don’t know where and that was it. There was a good atmosphere during all the matches, it’s not about supporting me or not supporting me, it’s about having fun, enjoying watching the matches, enjoying the emotions, enjoying supporting some of the players, that’s the most important thing” said Rublev in his farewell to the tournament.

• Tournament top seed rallies from a set down to advance to top four round
• Kovacevic leaves Argentina’s Ficovich in the dust

Los Cabos, July 17, 2025 – The top seed of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, Andrey Rublev, fulfilled the prediction and advanced to the semifinals of the ATP 250 by beating a surprising Emilio Nava, from the United States.

Nava (No. 123) demanded the best from Rublev, ranked 10th in the world, by taking the match to three sets after beating him 7-5 in the first, but Andrey reacted by winning 6-4, 6-3.

It was a match that started off uphill for Nava, who was down 4-1 but reacted to equalize 4-4. Both continued to defend their serve for 5-5 and Nava broke and held his serve for 7-5.

Forced to react, Rublev started the second set a bit nervous and lost the third game. Nava got to 3-1, but hesitated at the key moment at 4-3 and 40-30, from which Rublev escaped, broke for 4-4, defended his serve and broke again for 6-4.

In the third with better physical background, Rublev took a 4-1 lead after a break in the second game and then both defended his serve until 6-3 in two hours and 20 minutes.

“I’m super happy because at one point I was thinking it was over because Emilio was doing everything better than me, then somehow I tried to get those thoughts out to be more positive, I tried to do something different, at least try, I was focused, fighting and I had a chance and I was able to use it,” Rublev said after the match.

In the semifinal, Rublev will face American Aleksandar Kovecvic, who beat Argentinean Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-3, 6-1.

It was a well worked victory for Kovacevic, who closed the victory in 80 minutes of the match against a Ficovich who felt the difference in ranking and experience. The Argentinean is 148 in the world and Kovacevic is 76 and that made the difference.

• The Mexican and American duo advanced after eliminating the Olympic champions.
  

Los Cabos, July 17, 2025.- Mexican Santiago Gonzalez and American Austin Krajicek came from a set down to advance to the semifinals of the doubles tournament at the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo.  

Gonzalez and Krajicek defeated Australians John Peers and Matthew Ebden by 2-6, 6-3, 10-7.

“In the first set they were far superior to us. They were playing very well. The second set we just had to fight, to keep our serve and we knew that if we kept it, maybe at some point they were going to go down. It was an important victory, very complicated opponents and well, now we have to rest and think about the semifinals tomorrow”, said Gonzalez after the match.

Meanwhile, Anirudh Chandrasekar, from India, and Reese Stalder, from the United States, beat Mexican Manuel Sanchez and Australian Bernard Tomic by 7-5, 6-1.

Earlier, Robert Cash and J.J. Tracy, of the United States, defeated the second seeded pair, Christian Harrison and Rajeev Ram, of the United States, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.

En el último partido, los australianos James Duckworth y Adam Walton, que se habían enfrentado previamente en singles con triunfo para Walton, se retiraron y sus compatriotas Blake Bayldon y Tristan Schoolkate avanzaron.

In the semifinals Bayldon and Schoolkate will face Chandrasekar and Stalder, and in the other semifinal Gonzalez and Krajicek will play against the Americans Cash and Tracy.

• The Canadian advances smoothly in his debut week in Los Cabos.
• Australian James Duckworth lost to doubles partner Adam Walton

Los Cabos, July 17, 2025 – Canadian Denis Shapovalov continues his dream week in Los Cabos, in search of his second title of the season. The third seed of The Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo opened the fourth day of the ATP 250 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tristan Schoolkate in one hour and 18 minutes at the Mextenis Stadium.

The world No. 110 had just surprised German Daniel Altmaier in the round of 16, but against Shapovalov, No. 33 of the PIF ATP Rankings, he couldn’t find the formula. Despite losing his serve in the third game, ‘Shapo’ was superior to the Australian in effectiveness (64% over 37%), he managed six aces in the first set of 33 minutes and four for the second that required 45 minutes.

“I think what I do well is to go for every shot, I had a shaky start I was losing 3-1 and missed a lot of shots by very little, it’s easy to get tense at that moment and try to put the ball in, that’s not good for my game and I become very predictable, so I’m happy to continue and to have gone for the shots, they started to click and I felt I was controlling the match,” he assured after his victory.

It was the first meeting between the two and despite the fact that the Canadian arrived on Monday from the grass season and with the pressure of adapting to the conditions of Los Cabos, his tennis has looked solid.

 “The first two matches have been great, obviously I didn’t expect to play so well, it’s the first time I was participating in this tournament. The first match was very tough, so I’m very happy with how I’m doing in everything,” concluded Shapovalov.

Later on the Grandstand, the Australian pair of James Duckworth and Adam Walton faced off in singles for the first time and Walton claimed victory after a two-hour three-set battle 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The eighth seed, who eliminated Mexico’s Rodrigo Pacheco in the first round and Nishesh Basavareddy in the second, lost his serve at 4-2 and was unable to recover the first set. And although he started the second set in the same way, he managed to break Duckworth twice, in addition to backing himself with the points won with his serve since his opponent committed 14 unforced errors.

In the third set he hit 6 aces out of 10 in total, recovered once again his lost serve in the first game to make it 3-3 and then broke to make it 4-3 and hold on to the lead.

The last chapter required 55 minutes of dueling, half of the entire match. He now seeks a place in the final against Shapovalov in the first semifinal of a brilliant week for the Australian.

• Ficovich eliminated fourth-seeded Frenchman Halys and Alvarez lost to American Kovacevic. 

Los Cabos, July 16, 2025.- Argentinean Juan Pablo Ficovich sealed his pass to the quarterfinals of the Mifel tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, in a day in which Mexican Luis Carlos Alvarez was eliminated by American Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Ficovich (No. 148) was one of the surprises of the day when he defeated fourth-seeded Frenchman Quentin Halys (No. 52) in three hard-fought sets.

The Argentinean won 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3 in two hours and 33 minutes of action in a match that was entertaining and that Halys extended by winning the tie break of the second set, although Ficovich was sent off in the third set.

The Argentine will face in the quarterfinals the American Kovacevic, who defeated the Mexican Luis Carlos Alvarez 7-5, 6-4 in a match that left a lot of learning to the Mexican player.

“It was a good match, I competed against a great rival, we knew it was going to be very tough and I think the difference was the experience he has (…) I think that in important moments I was not good, I did not play in the best way and in the end he took advantage of those moments and that is why he took the victory,” Alvarez told the media after the match.

In other matches, American Emilio Nava beat China’s Yunchaokete Bu 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) and will now face top seed Andrey Rublev in the round of eight.

The day also saw the victory of Australian Tristan Schoolkate, who defeated German Daniel Altmaier, fifth seed, 6-3, 6-4 and will now play Canadian Denis Shapovalov, third seed, in the quarterfinals.

In the last match of the day, the Australian Adam Walton beat the American Nishesh Basavareddy 6-1, 6-0 and in the quarterfinals will face his compatriot James Duckworth, who eliminated the Spanish Davidovich-Fokina.

• Frenchmen Doumbia and Reboul, top seeds, were eliminated

Los Cabos, July 16, 2025.- Mexicans Santiago Gonzalez and Manuel Sanchez, with different partners, scored wins respectively and advanced to the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament at the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo.  

Gonzalez and American Austin Krajicek won 6-2, 6-2 against Americans James Cerretani and Theodore Winegar in a match at the Mextenis stadium.

“It’s always good to win with a good score, I’m very happy especially for playing at home, we are still adapting to the change of grass to the first tournament on hard court which is very different, we have a difficult next round against Olympic champions John Peers and Mathew Ebden and hopefully tomorrow with the support of the public and playing good tennis we can win tomorrow”, said Gonzalez after the match.

Meanwhile, Manuel Sanchez along with Australian Bernard Tomic beat Mexican Hans Hach Verdugo and Colombian Cristian Rodriguez by 7-6(3) and 4-1 and retired.

Meanwhile, Robert Cash and J.J. Tracy, from the United States, won 3-6, 7-5, 10-6 against Brazilian Fernando Romboli and Australian John Patrick Smith.

Frenchmen Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul, top seeds and finalists in the Acapulco ATP 500, lost 6-3, 6-4 to Anirudh Chandrasekar, from India, and Reese Stalder, from the United States.

• The Canadian only needed one hour to eliminate Nanda, who came from the qualifiers.
• Mexican Alex Hernandez’s dream came to an end against top seed Andrey Rublev.

Davidovich-Fokina was surprised by Australian James Duckworth Los Cabos, July 17, 2025 – The third seed of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, had the expected debut in Los Cabos after defeating American Govind Nanda in just one hour at the Mextenis Stadium.

“Shapo” won 6-1, 6-2 in the first match of the third day of activity of the main draw at the ATP 250. The Canadian had such a dominance in the first set, that he seemed to know the conditions, however after his victory he shared his feelings.

“No match is easy, I played well and managed to get a lot of balls. It was a good day for me, but if he stopped playing like that or I started losing like the ones in the second set it could get tight. He had a good week, he was playing well, but no match is easy,” Shapovalov told the media after the match.

Indeed, for the second set the player from the qualifiers, who had advanced smoothly to the round of 16, managed to break Shapovalov’s serve to take a 3-1 lead, but the damage had already been done. 

Throughout the match he was only able to save his serve twice and having had more days to acclimatize in the destination was not an advantage for Nanda, as he was outclassed by the speed and experience of the world No. 30.

“The truth is that it’s going to get tougher and tougher with the opponents, I’m confident that I can have a good week here, but as I was saying it’s my first time, the conditions are new, I played well and I hope to continue, but it won’t be easy,” concluded Shapovalov.

The second match on center court was one of the most awaited by the local fans, as Mexican Alejandro Hernandez entered one of the most important matches of his career against the favorite and Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings, Andrey Rublev.

However, despite his great victory in the first round against Taro Daniel, he could not repeat the feat in the second round. In an hour and 15 minutes of match, he offered battle to the top seeded player. 

The Mexican jumped confidently to the court and with the advantage of having more familiarity. The first set started at 3-3 and it was not until the seventh game that the Mexican lost his serve. Rublev deciphered that Hernandez posed the same defensive style of play that he offered and worked for him in their first duel, a match he analyzed and that was how he prevailed in the first set by 6-3. 

“I need to be more solid, I am not a player who can hit at that speed (like Rublev), yes I can hit hard forehand but I need to be more solid on the court. Yes there were moments when I could hold the rallies but there were moments when I couldn’t”, Hernandez said after the match. 

For the second set he again lost his serve twice. Rublev dominated with 11 aces in the match, won 92% of points with his first serve and saved the only break opportunity the Mexican had.

“The truth, despite the score, it was a special match, it’s not every day you play against a Top 10 player. I’m happy for this great tournament I gave, for playing a good level of tennis. If I want to be at a higher level I realize what I have to do. I believe more in myself, I believe I can be able to play at a great level, on Monday I beat a player who has been 50th in the world and that match helped me to believe more in myself”, concluded A. Hernandez, who now travels to compete in Brazil.

In the last match on Wednesday, the second seed Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina was surprised by the Australian James Duckworth, who in a perfect dominance took the first set to a 5-0 and it seemed that the finalist in February in Acapulco, would go to zero, but he managed to get into rhythm although it was not enough and in 41 minutes he was placed in disadvantage.

For the second set, the world No. 26 started once again losing his serve and that was what sentenced the result to a 6-3, 6-4 final in an hour and 27 minutes of match in favor of Duckworth (No. 113). The Spaniard made 42 unforced errors, never seemed to feel comfortable on the court and was sent off in his debut in Los Cabos.

• With Alvarez’s victory, two Mexicans will play in the second round after Alex Hernandez advanced on Monday.
• -Since 1998 there had not been two Mexicans in the second round of an ATP tournament

Los Cabos, July 16, 2025.- Mexican Luis Carlos Álvarez advanced to the second round of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, being played this week in Los Cabos, while Rodrigo Pacheco made an early exit from the tournament.

With Alvarez’s victory, two Mexicans will play in the second round after Alex Hernandez advanced on Monday, a situation that had not happened since 1998, when the Abierto Mexicano de Tenis was played in Mexico City.

Alvarez surprised and won 6-1, 6-2 against Australian James McCabe in 73 minutes of the match and Pacheco lost 7-6 (5), 6-3 against Australian Adam Walton in one hour and 50 minutes.

Alvarez (No. 784) overcame McCabe (No. 164) with an impeccable first set in which they started 1-1 and later the Mexican took advantage of his opponent’s mistakes, broke him three times and defended two serves for a 6-1 win.

In the second set, the dominance of the Mexican and the lack of concentration of the Australian continued and after the 2-3 in favor of Alvarez came the break for the 4-2 and thus put on track the victory and the 6-2. It was the best match of the four Mexicans who played in the first round.

“I started a little nervous, but then I started to loosen up, I started to play my game and it started to go very well. I won the physical and mental battle, which I think was a fundamental part to win the match, but until I won the match and saw that ball in the net in the last point, that’s when I had more tranquility, I was always thinking how to win each point”, said Alvarez in conference.

Pacheco suffered a tough defeat judging by what he showed in the first set, in which he showed his development, although in the end his bad decisions in key moments weighed.

The Mexican opened the first set with a break and then both defended his serve until 4-3 in favor of Pacheco. In the eighth game Walton returned the break for the 4-4 and they headed for the 6-6 to define in the tie break in which the Australian, No. 97 of the PIF ATP Rankings, satiated the experience to put pressure on the local and close with the 7-5.

In the second set Pacheco tried to react but lost the third game for the 2-1 against and then Walton broke him in the seventh game and defended his serve to sign the 6-4.

“That tie break was very important, the start of the match was tough. Rodrigo is a great player, I knew it was going to be tough so I’m happy to be able to advance,” said Walton, who had already lost to Pacheco in April 2023 at the Challenger of Morelos.

“I am very sad about the result, in the first set I was on top playing a very high level of tennis, with a lot of physicality and in the end I dropped a little bit, Walton held very well, he played very smart, which was the difference and I congratulate him for his performance,” said Pacheco after the match.

In other results, Australian James Duckworth beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-4 while American Nishesh Basavareddy defeated Colombian Nicolas Mejia 6-4, 6-1.

In the second round, Duckworth will face the second seeded player of the tournament, the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina and the Australian Walton will face Basavareddy.

Two doubles matches were played during the day, Americans Rajeev Ram and Christian Harrison won 6-4, 6-3 against Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Jeevan Nedunchezhiya, from India.

While Australians Blake Bayldon and Tristan Skoolkate defeated Britain’s Joshua Paris and Takeru Yuzuki 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-7.