• The Acapulco champion (No. 19), fifth seed of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, fulfilled the predictions of his first match.

Los Cabos, August 1, 2023.- Everything indicates that the environment of Los Cabos also favors the champion of the last edition of the Acapulco Open. Australian Alex de Miñaur (No.19), seems to have found comfort in his game after defeating by double 6-4 in 1 hour 45 minutes to the qualified Skander Mansouri in what was the first match between the two.

“It wasn’t the perfect match, it wasn’t my perfect tennis but happy to get the match out of the way and give myself a chance to be able to play better tomorrow. If I can lift a title here it would be amazing but I don’t think it’s going to define my year either” he shared in perfect Spanish after the match.

It was the 180th victory on the ATP tour for de Miñaur, who also maintains his undefeated first round record this season. With a solid return, the 296th-ranked Tunisian could only break his serve twice and leaves the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo without his first ATP main draw victory (0-4).

To close the activity at the Cabo Sports Complex (CSC) stadium, Borna Gojo manage to surprise Chilean Cristian Garin (No. 101). The Latin American found a complicated challenge against the Croatian, as their duel extended to three sets. In the first set, despite the aces that began to rain on his serve, he was surprised when he was unable to break his serve, but by the second he managed to acclimatize to the duel to put the result 5-7, 6-4 partially. Finally in the third set he lost 3-6.

In Grandstand action, after the defeat of Mexican representative Ernesto Escobedo, Ilya Ivashka managed to advance to the second round after a hard-fought match against 22-year-old Kazakh qualifier Beibit Zhukayev by 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5).

In other results, German Dominik Koepfer knocked out Chilean Tomas Barrios Vera 6-4, 6-3, while Otto Virtanen lost to Australian James Duckworth 6-3, 6-1.

DOUBLES RESULTS:

Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 6-3 Yuki Bhambri/Ben McLachlan.

Diego Hidalgo/Cristian Rodriguez 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-0 N.Sriram Balaji/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan

William Blumberg/Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 7-6 Evan King/Reese Stalder

Nicolas Barrientos/Andre Goransson 4-6, 7-6(9), 10-7 Patrik Niklas-Salminen/Bart Stevens

• Pacheco lost to Chilean Jarry and Escobedo to Jung, from Chinese Taipei.

Los Cabos, August 1, 2023.- Mexicans Rodrigo Pacheco and Ernesto Escobedo said goodbye this Tuesday to the seventh edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, but they did so competing against more experienced rivals with a high level of competition.

Pachecho, 18, lost in two sets to Chile’s Nicolas Jarry, 27, while Escobedo lost in three sets to Jason Jung, from Chinese Taipei, who reached the main draw as a lucky loser.

Although Pacheco’s score is tough and relentless, the Mexican junior showed progress that will help him in his step to professionalism and he was seen without pressure and trying to give his best.

The Mexican started the match settled on the court facing a loose Jarry and forced to win.

In the first set, the Mexican was 2-3, but in the sixth game Jarry broke and defended his serve for 2-5, then Pacheco defended his serve and the Chilean closed for 6-3.

In the second set, Jarry used his experience and managed to break the Mexican’s serve three times to close the set 6-1.

It was not an easy match for Jarry, (No. 26), as the Mexican demanded him to play up to 80 minutes of the match.

“He started solid in the first set, but in the second I raised the level and it was a little more difficult for him. He’s a good kid, you can see his potential, he’s fast and left-handed. Now the important thing is that he stays humble and hardworking because it’s not easy to reach the top and that he keeps improving his head”, said Jarry about the Mexican after the match.

Earlier, Ernesto Escobedo gave hope to the Mexican fans by beating Jung 6-3 in the first set. But for the second, Jung reacted and the physical background played against the national born in California, who in spite of it managed to take the set to a tie break so that finally Jung did not give him a chance and won 7-5. In the third, Escobedo, already exhausted, surrendered the set 6-2.

• Mexico’s Rodrigo Pacheco and Ernesto Escobedo bowed out on the first day of the tournament.

Los Cabos, July 31, 2023.- American John Isner and Brazilian Felipe Meligeni recorded wins on Monday in the first day of the seventh edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, which saw the Mexican pair of Rodrigo Pacheco and Ernesto Escobedo bid farewell.

The experienced Isner (No. 114) won 6-2, 6-2 against Australian Rinky Hijikata (No.110), while Milegeni (No.177) defeated Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (No.122) 6-2, 6-4.

Both Isner and Meligeni defeated their opponents to advance to the second round. Now Isner will face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (5 ATP and top seed) and Meligeni will face American Tommy Paul, third seed.

Meligeni resolved the match practically without surprises, the same route that Isner tried to follow, who was demanded by Hijikata at the end of the second set to take things to the tie break where he brought out his experience and his epic serve.

In other results, the Dutchman Gijs Brouwer defeated the Canadian Gabriel Diallo by 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, the Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante beat the Chilean Gonzalo Lama by 7-6 (3), 6-2 and in a duel between Americans Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) defeated by 6-2, 7-5 Omni Kumar, who came from the qualifiers.

In the only doubles match of the day, Venezuelan Luis David Martinez and Saketh Myneni, from India, defeated Mexican Ernesto Escobedo and Rodrigo Pacheco by 6-3, 2-6, 10-5.

-TUESDAY, AUGUST 1

SECOND DAY, SINGLES FIRST ROUND

(5)Alex de Miñaur (AUS) – Skander Mansouri (TUN)

Rodrigo Pacheco (MEX) – (6) Nicolás Jarry (CHI)

Cristian Garin (CHI) – Borna Gojo (CRO)

Ernesto Escobedo (MEX) – Jason Jung (TPE)

Beibit Zhukayev (KAZ) – Ilya Ivashka (BLR)

Dominik Koepfer (GER) – Tomás Barrios Vera (CHI)

Otto Virtanen (FIN) – James Duckworth (AUS)

• Nine Latin American tennis players will play in the main draw at Los Cabos.

Cabo San Lucas, July 31, 2023 – Chileans Nicolás Jarry, Cristian Garín and Tomás Barrios Vera lead the Latin American tennis players who will compete in the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo from July 31 to August 5 in Los Cabos.

Jarry (No. 29 ATP) is the second best-ranked Latin American tennis player in the ATP ranking, behind Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo (No.21). He is followed by his compatriots Garín (No.101), Barrios Vera (No. 121), Alejandro Tabilo (No.122) and Gonzalo Lama (No.410), who reached the main draw from qualifying.

Along with the three Chileans are Argentinean Thiago Agustin Tirante (No.136) and Brazilian Felipe Meligeni (No.177).

To play in the main draw of the ATP 250 in Los Cabos, Jarry received a wildcard from the organizers after the first one was given to Mexican junior Rodrigo Pacheco, while the third one ended up in the hands of another Mexican, Ernesto Escobedo.

The draw for the main draw produced three duels between Latinos, the match between Jarry and Pacheco, Tabilo against Meligeni and Lama against Tirante, these last two matches will be played this Monday. Meanwhile, Garin will face Croatian Borna Gojo and Barrios Vera will face German Dominik Koepfer. Mexican Escobedo will face Jason Jung, from Chinese Taipei.

Chilean Jarry started the year ranked 152nd and at the end of February and beginning of March he climbed 100 places after reaching the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, where he lost to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and later won the ATP 250 in Chile to reach the 52nd position in the world ranking.

It will be the first incursion of Jarry, 27 years old, in a tournament of this category in Mexico and his objective will be to compete against the six announced star players.

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (No.5), British Cameron Norrie (No.13), champion in 2021 and finalist in 2022; American Tommy Paul (No. 14), Croatian Borna Coric (No.15) and Acapulco 2023 champion, Australian Alex de Miñaur (No.17), are the tournament’s top seeds.

Since its first edition in 2016, among the champions of the tournament was the Argentine Diego Schwartzman in 2019.

• This Saturday 8 matches will be played with 2 Mexican players among the 16 contenders.

Los Cabos, July 29, 2022.- The Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo of Los Cabos 2023 officially kicks off this Saturday with the start of the qualifying tournament, which will award four tickets to the main draw.

Among the players who will be looking for a main draw berth will be Japan’s Kaichi Uchida, Argentina’s Renzo Olivo, Abdullah Shelby of Jordan and Beibit Zhukayev of Kazakhstan, the top four seeds for the qualy.

In his first match, Uchida will face Chilean Gonzalo Lama; Olivo and Shelbayh, Omni Kumar and Nick Chappell, both from the United States and Zhukayev will face Mexican Luca Lemaitre, who along with his compatriot Luis Carlos Álvarez, received the wildcard to play the qualification. Alvarez will face Brazilian Eduardo Ribeiro.

In a duel between Americans, Keegan Smith and Patrick Kypson will meet and to complete the day, Jason Jung, from Chinese Taipei, will face Alexandr Cozbinov, from Moldova, while Peruvian Jorge Panta will face Skander Mansouri, from Tunisia.

For the local players, Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco (819 ATP) received a wild card to participate in the main draw. Pacheco is gradually gaining experience in professional tournaments, as he already did in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC.

In the main draw are confirmed the presence of the world No. 5 Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the British Cameron Norrie (No.13), champion in 2021 and finalist in 2022; the American Tommy Paul (No. 14), the Croatian Borna Coric (No.15) and the champion of Acapulco 2023, the Australian Alex de Miñaur (No.17).
Tsitsipas and Norrie have already trained at the tournament venue in search of an adaptation to the hard surface of the Cabo Sports Complex (CSC).

The list of players for the 7th edition of the ATP 250 Los Cabos to be held from July 31 to August 6 also includes Chilean Nicolas Jarry (No.29), among the main contenders.

• The Croatian (No. 15) arrives at the ATP 250 in Los Cabos with a chance to challenge for the title.

Mexico City, July 18, 2023.- Tennis and boxing are two technically, physically and mentally demanding sports, where although there are doubles or mixed doubles matches, by excellence the so-called white sport is played in a one-on-one duel, as happens inside the ring. Perhaps that is the attraction that Croatian Borna Coric sees in both disciplines.

Coric, currently No. 15 in the world, and who is on the list of players to attend the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo 2023 in Los Cabos, has shared that “if I wasn’t a tennis player, I would be a boxer”. It is not for nothing that his favorite sports celebrity is former American boxer Mike Tyson, who at the age of 20 became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. It was in 1996 that he won the World Boxing Council (WBC) title and dominated his division from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.

By the way the Croatian, was able to meet his hero and idol when Tyson attended the Indian Wells Masters in March 2016. There Coric was just 19 years old and had been a pro for three years since he made his debut in 2013.

“(As a kid) I watched his fights and I found it very entertaining, I loved the way he fought. He was really cool. I always wanted to meet him,” Coric said in a 2020 ATP interview. Now 26 years old, he arrives in Los Cabos, where the 250 points in dispute are important for Coric to continue approaching the Top 10 after he obtained his best position in the ranking on November 5, 2018 when he reached the 12th rung.

After falling to the 278th spot at the end of May 2022, the Croatian began a meteoric rise by reaching the Cincinnati Masters 1000 title. In the final he defeated Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who will also be in Los Cabos.

In addition to that tournament played on hard court, Coric adds two other titles, the Halle tournament on grass that he won in 2018 and Marrakech, on clay, which he was credited in 2017.