• Mexican Magadan leaves Los Cabos with good sensations in his ATP Tour debut
• Altmaier and Schoolkate advance and will face each other in the second round.

Los Cabos, July 15, 2025.- The start of the second day of activities at the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo gave us four first round matches with intense emotions.

At 6 pm (local time) at the Mextenis Stadium, Mexican Alan Magadan made his debut in a main draw on the ATP tour against China’s Yunchaokete Bu. In one hour and 26 minutes the Mexican presented a tough battle for the sixth seed, as the first set had to be decided in tie break after both lost their serve at least once.

Magadan achieved 89% in points won on his first serve, but Bu saved four of five breaks. For the second set, the No. 73 of the PIF ATP Rankings, deciphered the home player’s game and after two hours and 5 minutes the match ended 7-6(5), 6-2.

“There comes a time when it is a matter of decisions, I had many opportunities in the first set to break, I broke. I played a little fast in the 4-3 game, these are strengths that he has to keep holding that part of anxiety. I feel it’s part of the process of being in this kind of occasion that gives you this kind of game and well, hopefully we can see him better the next time”, said the 24-year-old Mexican after his match.

In the Grandstand, fifth-seeded German Daniel Altmaier defeated American Mitchell Krueger 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 32 minutes. The German, who made his debut at the ATP 250 in Los Cabos, assured that hunger and comfort with the conditions were key in his victory in which he lost serve only once during the first set.

“I talked to my team, coming from grass to play now on hard court, slower, different picks and it requires quite a few adjustments in the game. I am proud of my performance today on the court because it was not easy. I feel that with the temperature I had no problem at all, playing at night is very comfortable, I hope it will be like that for several more days”, he said after his duel in perfect Spanish.

Altmaier will now face Tristan Schoolkate in the second round, after the Australian required three sets to beat China’s Yibing Wu 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. At 24 years old and ranked 110, he was more effective in points won on his first serve (83%) and saved five of six breaks.

• The Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo celebrated the fourth edition of Family Day in Los Cabos
• The event, which invites children and parents from local communities to get closer to the sport, is part of the tournament’s social responsibility actions.

Los Cabos, July 15, 2025.- Family Day has become a tradition for Mextenis. A concept that was born in the 2022 edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo as part of the social responsibility program and that each year has gained more strength to become an event awaited by the local communities.

On this special day, around 40 boys and girls from the Gastelum Villalobos community and 80 from the Caribe Bajo community gathered together. In addition to parents who celebrated sports and relaxation. “We have been working with them since the stadium was in that community. It’s something they look forward to in their agenda. These children have not had the opportunity to come. The mothers disconnect from their routine and have a good time,” said Andrea Lopez, director of operations for the tournament.

Family Day is completely focused and designed to help the community of Los Cabos, especially those families in vulnerable economic situations. 

In addition, the Cabo Sports Complex (CSC) and its facilities not only exist for the purpose of the tournament or entertainment events, it is also intended to be a tool for the development of the sport with local people. All with two special ingredients: learning and fun through the initiation in tennis with giant and normal size rackets, as a game.  

In previous editions there were talks for mothers on respectful parenting and nutrition, as well as a medical module for a general check-up and free haircuts, but this year 2025 what could not be missed were the dance classes for mothers and the beauty salon. The aim was to get out of the routine in their daily lives and enrich the experience of the whole family.

There was also legal and financial advice for the parents.

“The same Mextenis staff is the one who is giving the advice, we extended internally that the workers of the company also contribute to the community in other ways”.

For Andrea López, who is personally and enthusiastically in charge of carrying out Family Day, this event seeks to leave a permanent mark on Los Cabos.

Also for the first time, teenagers from the Casa Rame Foundation, which focuses on the development of people with special abilities, were welcomed. Among them was Naomi Santaman, 19, who with her social aura and outgoing personality not only sought to be interviewed, but also did all the activities. 

“I played tennis and it was amazing, but I have a lot of heat! We are in a fantastic place. It reminds me of my dad and my grandmother,” she said. 

Together with his friend Alan, they drew their own in the painting class along with one of the clinic’s giant racquets and then took them to breakfast.

It was a day completely meant for them. It was a morning of tennis and laughter and smiles for the children and teenagers.

• Hernandez beat Japan ‘s Taro Daniel and Ficovich defeated Alibek Kachmazov. 
• Three more Mexicans will be in action on Tuesday in the second round: Rodrigo Pacheco, Luis Carlos Alvarez and Alan Magadan.

Los Cabos, July 14, 2025.- Mexico’s Alex Hernandez and Argentina’s Juan Pablo Ficovich lit up the first day of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, being played this week in Los Cabos, by signing their pass to the second round with outstanding victories.

First into action was Ficovich, who beat Alibek Kachmazov 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the second round where he will face Frenchman Quentin Halys.

“It’s always difficult the first rounds but I was solid and focused,” said Ficovich after the match.

The Argentine who looked adapted to the weather and the court broke in the eighth game for the opening 6-3 and then in the second broke in the first and fifth games for the 6-2 win.

In his match, Mexico’s Alex Hernandez struggled to overcome Japan’s Taro Daniel, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in almost two and a half hours of play.

In the first set both went to 3-3 with their serve, but in the seventh game, Daniel broke and then defended his serve and broke again for the 6-3. 

In the second it seemed that Hernandez was going to be easily beaten as he was down 5-2, but there came his reaction and took the score to 5-5 and then he broke the Japanese and defended for 7-5 in his favor and evened the match.

In the third set both defended their serve and in the third game Hernandez broke Daniel’s serve to take a 2-1 lead that he did not lose as both held their serve until the final 6-4.

In the comeback, the Mexican, 493 in the PIF ATP Rankings, offered his best effort in pursuit of the match and got it against the Japanese (No. 155), who was left without physical strength and was overcome by Hernandez.

In the second round, the Mexican will face the tournament’s top seed Andrey Rublev.

In other results, American Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Hady Habib, from Lebanon, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, while his compatriot Emilio Nava beat Aleksandar Vukic, from Australia, 7-6(4), 6-3.

On Tuesday, the second day will feature three more Mexicans Rodrigo Pacheco, Luis Carlos Alvarez and Alan Magadan, who will play respectively against the Australians Adam Walton, James McCabe and Chinese Bu Yunchaokete, in three matches at the Cabo Sports Complex stadium, of the eight matches that make up the day’s schedule.

• Mexico’s Rodrigo Pacheco and Colombia’s Nicolas Mejia withdrew after a blow suffered by the second Australians Duckworth and Walton eliminated third seeds Lammons and Withrow.
  

Los Cabos, July 14, 2025.- Out of 16 starting pairs, two of them retired on the first day of the ninth edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo. The Grandstand activity opened with the duel between the Australian duo of James Duckworth and Adam Walton against the Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow, third seeds.

Lammons and Withrow started as favorites against two singles specialists. Although the first set ended up being a battle that had to be decided in a tie break after being equal in most of the statistics, the key for the second set was that the Australians were superior in their serve.

The Americans were unable to break their opponents’ serve and in one hour and 26 minutes the match was decided 7-6(5), 6-3, so now Duckworth and Walton will face the winner of the match between the British Joshua Paris and the Japanese Takeru Yuzuki against the Australians Blake Bayldon and Tristan Schoolkate.

Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco and Colombian Nicolas Mejia arrived in the second set as a duo. In the first set they seemed to be completely dominated by the fourth seeded couple of the ATP 250 in Los Cabos, Australians Matthew Ebden and John Peers, because until the fifth game they managed to get in tune to take a 4-1 lead. They were on the rise, however they were unable to break their opponents’ serve to finish 6-4.

As the second set started once again favorably for the Australians (2-0), Mejia suffered a fall and a blow to the head, so the pair had to retire from the match.

Doubles matches on July 15

N. Kaliyanda Poonacha/J. Nedunchezhiyan (IND) vs C. Harrison/R. Ram (USA)

J. Paris (GBR) /T. Yuzuki (JPN) vs

 B. Bayldon/T. Schoolkate (AUS)

• 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.

• American Nanda and Chinese Wu get the other two tickets to the main draw
• With Magadan’s pass, there will be four Mexicans in the main draw for the first time in 30 years in an ATP main draw.

Los Cabos, July 12, 2025.- Mexican Alan Magadán and Colombian Nicolás Mejía won two of the four tickets to the main draw of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo to be played from July 14 to 19 in Los Cabos.

Along with the Mexican and the Colombian, American Govind Nanda and Chinese Yibing Wu also won their tickets.

Mejia beat American Murphy Cassone 6-3, 7-5, while Nanda defeated Taha Baadi of Morocco 6-4, 6-2.

Meanwhile, Magadan defeated Mark Lajal of Estonia 6-3, 6-2 and China’s Yibing Wu defeated Bernard Tomic of Australia 7-6(1), 3-1 and retired.

With his victory, Magadan became the first Mexican in 26 years to qualify for an ATP tournament and for the first time in 30 years there will be four Mexicans in an ATP main draw.

After the draw, in the first round Mejia will play against the American Nishesh Basavareddy, Magadan against the Chinese Bu Yunchaokete, the American Nanda against his compatriot Colton Smith and the Chinese Wu against the Australian Tristan Schoolkate.

With Magadan’s pass, there will be four Mexicans in the main draw at Los Cabos: Rodrigo Pacheco, Luis Carlos Alvarez and Alex Hernandez.

Hernandez and Argentinean Juan Pablo Ficovich will open the first day. Hernandez will face Japan ‘s Taro Daniel and Ficovich will face Alibek Kachmazov.

In other matches, Lebanon ‘s Hady HABIB will face Aleksandar Kovacevic and Australian Aleksandar Vukic will face American Emilio Nava.

While in doubles Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Witthrow, from the United States, will play against James Duckworth and Adam Walton and the Colombian Nicolas Mejia and the Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco against the Australian Matthew Ebden and John Peers.

• The tennis player from the capital recounts the road to his debut in the main draw of an ATP tournament
• His dream of becoming a professional tennis player remains intact, but the plan to study a career remains intact as well.

Los Cabos, July 13, 2025 – Born in Mexico City in 2004, Luis Carlos Alvarez took up the racquet at the age of 4. With a father who played the sport, perhaps his destiny was written. “My dad played tennis and showed me a Rafa (Nadal) match at Wimbledon, that’s when I fell in love with the sport and wanted to feel that excitement and adrenaline of being on a court like that or any ATP tournament.”

From the clay of Club Deportivo Mixcoac from the age of 4 to 8, passing through Club Cantil for his training, until he reached Conade where at the age of 17 he started playing ITF tournaments. Alvarez, now 20 years old, has managed to make his way in a country where tennis players struggle to become professionals without the structure that the sport’s powers boast.

But it was not until his arrival at Club Deportivo Chapultepec, where he met his current coach, Diego Marañon, when he began his youthful takeoff, winning tournaments and going out of the country to compete, confirmed his dream: to become a professional tennis player.

“It has always been a dream since I was a kid, to play this kind of tournaments, I am someone who loves to chase his dreams and that motivates me to keep fighting. When I started playing in the ITFs and I started doing well I said ‘yes I can achieve this kind of career’ and the decision to go to college in the United States helped me realize that I do want to be a professional. It’s a long process but I’m achieving steps little by little.”

Now Luis Carlos is studying Business at the University of Oklahoma, he is one year away from graduating. “My Plan A has always been to be a professional tennis player, but to have a Plan B in case anything happens, to be able to have the possibility, is to have a career.”

 “There are more and more college players playing tournaments and Grand Slams, Ben Shelton is the most famous but the level in the United States is growing a lot, I would recommend it because it gives you weapons for professionalism.” 

Among those tools Luis Carlos Alvarez has learned to meditate and visualize and it is now part of his pre-match ritual.

“I do it on the court, I started it in college and it helps me a lot to have better concentration, take away nerves and pressure, visualize that I’m playing well and that I’m achieving my dreams. On my phone afterward I see all my achievements on the screen with my dad”.

Among his accomplishments are winning ITF tournaments, playing junior Grand Slams, going to college, playing in the Davis Cup representing Mexico and putting his university at the top. When in Mexico, he follows his coach to the Tenis con Pasión (TCP) center in Mérida, Yucatán, where he shares facilities with Rodrigo Pacheco, one of his best friends and the most prominent Mexican tennis player of the moment.

Along with Pacheco and Alex Hernandez, Alvarez, all with wild cards, will play in the main draw of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, to be played from July 14 to 19 in Los Cabos, where Luis Carlos will face Australian James McCabe in the first round.

Los Cabos, July 12, 2025.- Mexican Alan Magadán and Colombian Nicolás Mejía (No. 243) advanced on Saturday in the qualifying tournament of the ninth edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, whose main tournament will be played from July 14 to 19 at the Cabo Sports Complex, in a day in which Mexican Luca Lemaitre was eliminated.  

Magadan defeated Australian Moerani Bouzige in three sets in two hours and 45 minutes by 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(5). The Mexican came back from a set down to take the match in the third set to a tiebreaker where he also started down 0-4, but reacted and took advantage of his opponent’s errors to win 7-5.

In the first round, Mejia beat American Isaiah Strode 6-2, 7-5 and tomorrow, along with Magadan, will be looking for one of the four tickets to the main draw, while Lemaitre lost to Estonian Mark Lajal 6-2, 6-3.

Meanwhile, Australian veteran Bernard Tomic won 6-2, 6-2 against American Elijah Strode.

Murphy Cassone won 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 against Evan Zhu and Govind Nanda defeated Strong Kirchheimer 6-4, 6-1.

Meanwhile, China ‘s Yibing Wu beat American Braden Shick 6-1, 6-4 and Japan’ s Yasutaka Uchiyama lost to Canada ‘s Taha Baadi 6-4, 6-3.

The qualifying tournament in Los Cabos is played on Saturday and Sunday and awards four tickets to the main draw. The qualifying matches are Mejia-Cassone, Magadan-Lajal, Baadi-Nanda and Tomic-Wu.