-The Spaniard confirmed his presence at the tournament by joining an incredible draw with 5 Top-10 players: Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas y Matteo Berrettini.

-Nadal was the champion in 2005, 2013 and 2020, will be in Acapulco for the 6^th time

Mexico, January 17^th, 2022. – The legendary Spanish tennis player and Mexico’s favorite, Rafael Nadal, will seek victory in the new venue of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC tournament, which will be held February 21^st through February 26^th , 2022.

Rafael Nadal, current number 5 in the world, will be part of one of the best

draws in the history of the Tournament, a highly competitive draw made of 5

top-ten players in the world. Rafa, must face tennis players with a great level, such as the Russian Daniil Medvedev (No. 2), the German Alexander Zverev

(No. 3), the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 4) and the Italian Matteo Berrettini (No.7).

“Rafa is very adored by the Mexican fans, and he has a very important history with our tournament. It is indeed a celebration to have him here this year along with other Top players. There is no doubt that there will be memorable matches in the premiere of the Arena GNP Seguros. We are about to take one of the biggest steps in the evolution of this tournament, and with these players, we cannot ask for more,” said Raul Zurutuza, director of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC.

After his absence in 2021, the Spaniard will return to Acapulco with the firm objective of being crowned tetra-champion of the best tennis tournament in Latin America, an achievement obtained only by Thomas Muster and his compatriot David Ferrer (in the male branch). Nadal raised his first trophy of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, on a clay surface in 2005 with barely 18 years, he fell in love with the Mexican public. He repeated his glory in 2013 against Ferrer and in 2020 against the American Taylor Fritz on the hard court. Nadal holds a 20-2 record at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, as well as the youngest champion with 18 years (2005) label, and oldest champion with 33 (2020).

Although the Spaniard had to leave the courts during the last five months of the previous season to treat a left foot injury and tested positive for COVID-19 back in December, he is back and in a renewed mood for the 2022 season. He started the year with the right foot, he gained confidence in the Melbourne ATP 250 tournament which he won in the first Grand Slam of the year. That makes 19 consecutive seasons, raising at least one trophy in his amazing career. For the same reason, Nadal left as one of the favorites at the Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal, known as one of the best tennis players in history, is

champion of 20 Grand Slam tournaments, he has at least 89 titles on the ATP tour,

including 36 Masters 1000 trophies, and he was the number 1

world ranking for 207 weeks straight.

“The Beast” of tennis will be back in Acapulco to show his great level and

unique energy to the Mexican fans that will meet in the new venue of the

tournament, the Arena GNP Seguros.

Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas and Berrettini ignited the 2021 season

• Djokovic was only one step away from the Grand Slam, it was Russian Daniil Medvedev, who will also come to Acapulco, who stopped him in the US Open.
• Zverev and Tsitsipas, also confirmed, kept three of the eight Masters 1000; the German won the Nitto ATP Finals 2021.
• Berrettini maintained his spot in the Top-10 which he entered in 2019, and since September of this year, he is number 7 in the ATP ranking.

Mexico, January 3^rd, 2022. – Serbian Novak Djokovic, number one in the world, and the four star-players of the XXIX edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berretini ignited the 2021 season.

The Russian Medvedev, 25 years old and number 2 in the world, lived one of the best seasons of his career, he added four more titles in 2021, stood out in the US Open, which meant his first victory in a Grand Slam tournament after defeating Novak Djokovic in the Final.

With Medvedev, Russia won their third Davis Cup by defeating Croatia 2-0 in the Final, and it was Daniil who gave him the decisive point by defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic 7-6, 6-2.

In their sixth Davis Cup Final, Russia reached the “Dwight Davis’s trophy” for the third time after several wins against France in 2002 and Argentina in 2006.

As a professional, Medvedev has 13 titles, and he will seek to increase that number at the opening of the new venue of the tournament, the Arena GNP Seguros in Acapulco.

The German Zverev and the Greek Tsitsipas, third and fourth in the world, will return to Acapulco to try to repeat the 2021 Final that ‘Sascha’ won 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Zverev is the reigning champion of the ATP 500 of Acapulco and will be, for the fifth time, in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC.

The current 3 in the world, who is only 24 years old, has 18 ATP titles and lived one of the best years of his career in 2021, not only did he win in Acapulco, but he also won the 1000 Masters in Madrid and Cincinnati, reached the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, and closed a great season by winning the Nitto ATP Finals 2021.

The Greek Tsitsipas will seek his victory after the 2021 Final and will be for the second consecutive year in Acapulco. At the age of 23, Tsitsipas remained in the top five of the world rankings and finished the season as number 4 of the world. This year he won the Lyon titles and the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000. In addition, he was finalist at Roland Garros, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.

Berrettini continues to maintain his spot in the Top-10 which he entered at the end of the 2019 season, and he is number 7 in the ranking of the ATP since September of this year.

The Italian Berrettini, who will live his first experience at the AMT, signed up this year for the Queen’s and Belgrade tournaments, two of his last wins in 2021, he also reached the Wimbledon Final, but he lost to Novak Djokovic.

The Serbian, number one in the world, came close to winning the Grand Slam, he won the Australia Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon titles, but as he headed for the US Open, the Russian Medvedev slowed him down.

Djokovic also won the Belgrade titles and the Paris Masters 1000, which he said would close the year at the top for the seventh time in his career, a new record. The XXIX edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC will be from February 21 to 26, 2022 and will open a new era for the most important tennis tournament in Latin America with the premiere of its new venue, Arena GNP Seguros.