• MEXTENIS RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO ACAPULCO AND MAINTAINS THE “ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL PRESENTADO POR HSBC”IN THE PORT FOR 2024

Acapulco, Guerrero, December 14, 2023}

With great enthusiasm and optimism, we are pleased to announce that the “Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC”will take place in Acapulco from February 24 to March 2, 2024. This event marks a significant milestone in the reconstruction and revitalization of this iconic city. By hosting the tournament in Acapulco, we not only promote tennis but also have a positive impact on the local economy and community, bringing vitality to sectors such as tourism, transportation, gastronomy, and hospitality, including job creation in the region. With this celebration, we reaffirm to the world that Acapulco is open and standing strong.

In the words of Álvaro Falla, tournament director, “We express our recognition and gratitude for the great work and support of the people of Guerrero, the audience that has purchased tickets, all our sponsors for their continuous support, and tennis led by the ATP.”

We also thank all the states and venues that supported us and provided the possibility of holding the tournament in other locations. This support was vital to keep hope alive and make the thirty-first edition possible.

Today, the tournament not only celebrates tennis but also represents the unity and renewal necessary to build an even greater Acapulco. Together, we will make it shine again.

Welcome to the “Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC! ”

Always with you, Acapulco!

MEXTENIS

Organizing Committee of the “Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC

Mexico City, Mexico, November 8, 2023

To our fans,

Acapulco needs our help more than ever after the devastating passage of Hurricane Otis. The
impact of this disaster on the city and its inhabitants is immense, and as the Mextenis family,
we are committed to providing long-term support to contribute to its recovery. We are grateful
for the support of our sponsors and together with the government authorities we will work
towards Acapulco’s recovery.

This commitment to the destination is not ephemeral; it is a solid bond that we have forged since
2001, and we reaffirm it in these difficult times. We recognize the importance of this city in the
history of our tournament and in the lives of its residents.

Last Monday, November 6, executives and a Mextenis team visited the facilities of the GNP Seguros
Arena, owned by Grupo Mundo Imperial and where the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC
is held, to review the conditions in which it is located.

After the visit, Mextenis will meet with all the parties involved to study, evaluate and analyze the
different scenarios to hold the XXXI edition of the tournament in 2024 and will announce a decision
as soon as possible.

Also, during this tour in Acapulco, the first aid truck was delivered with the proceeds from the collection
centers established by Mextenis, which will be sent continuously. The collection centers continue to
receive canned goods, bottled water, powdered milk, as well as personal hygiene and cleaning items,
medicines and clothing.

Also remember the alliance we have with the organization Construyendo to receive donations
at the following link:

Or:
Construyendo Comunidades Integrales AC
Banco Santander : Cuenta 014180655063052440

Thank you very much

Organizing Committee

Mextenis

• The Acapulco Open ATP 500 will take place from February 26th to March 2nd, 2024, and will feature 10 players within the Top 20
• Five of them are within the Top 10: Holger Rune (No.4), Stefanos Tsitsipas (No.5), Taylor Fritz (No.8), Casper Ruud (No.9), and Alexander Zverev (No.10).

Mexico City, October 3, 2023 – The XXXI edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC, which will be held from February 26th to March 2nd, 2024, will be historic as it will feature the participation of ten players who are ranked within the Top 20 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, with five of them boasting Top 10 positions.

Danish player Holger Rune (No.4), Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas (No.5), American player Taylor Fritz (No.8), Norwegian player Casper Ruud (No.9), and German player Alexander Zverev (No.10) lead the list of players for the Acapulco Open 500.

They are joined by American players Frances Tiafoe (No.11) and last edition’s finalist Tommy Paul (No.13), as well as Italian player Lorenzo Musetti (No.18), Bulgarian player Grigor Dimitrov (No.19), and the young American talent Ben Shelton (No.20).

“We are excited that the number one tennis tournament in Mexico and Latin America is announcing a wide array of stars for this edition,” said Álvaro Falla, CEO of Mextenis, who also noted that it’s a double celebration since the ATP 250 tournaments in Los Cabos and the ATP 500 in Acapulco will be played in consecutive weeks. “The Mexican Back to Back is already yielding results by attracting 10 players within the Top 20 to Acapulco, led by 5 players within the Top 10.”

“It’s a new stage for Mextenis and for the players, and with one tournament after another, many tennis players will try to take advantage of both tournaments and make a stop in Mexico as part of their preparation for Indian Wells, not to mention the significant points and prize money at stake,” he added, just five months away from the start of the tournament.

Mextenis had already confirmed the participation of Rune, Tsitsipas, Ruud, and Zverev for what will be a historic edition of the ATP 250 in Los Cabos and now expands the list of players for the Acapulco Open 500. Rune, Fritz, and Ruud return to Mexico after their appearances in Acapulco in 2022, while Tsitsipas and Zverev return after missing the XXX edition.

Rune, at 20 years old, achieved his highest ranking in August of this year and remains No.4 in the world. He has won four titles, one in 2023 in Munich and three in 2022, including the Masters 1000 in Paris, Stockholm, and Munich.

Tsitsipas, at 25 years old, boasts 10 titles in his career, with the most recent one in August in Los Cabos, while Fritz, also 25 years old, has won 8 titles, two of them in 2023 after victories in Atlanta and Delray Beach.

At 24 years old, Ruud has 10 titles, one in 2023 in Estoril. The Norwegian has already reached three Grand Slam finals, two of them on the clay of Roland Garros, his favorite surface. These results propelled him to the No.2 ranking in 2022.

Finally, German player Alexander Zverev returned to the Top 10 after winning two titles in 2023, one in Hamburg and another in Chengdu. The confirmation of American players Tiafoe, Paul, and Shelton is also notable, with Shelton being a semifinalist at the 2023 US Open, as well as Italian player Lorenzo Musetti and Bulgarian player Grigor Dimitrov, the 2014 Acapulco champion.

• The Australian confesses his love for the Mexican fans and promises to go for more after his first ATP 500 title.

Acapulco, March 5th.- The champion of the XXX edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC, Alex de Minaur, declared after defeating American Tommy Paul in the finals that he did not worry about who his rivals were during the tournament.

“I set out to give my best and that’s what I’ve done my whole career. I know there are other players on the circuit that the fans wanted to see but in the end I can’t do anything about it. I came in and played my tournament and I played one match at a time “ he stated in a conference after the match.

At 24, he will return to the Top 20 starting next Monday after the 500 points he just won in Mexico, where he felt the greatest affection by the Mexican audience that supported him during the entire three-set match against Paul.

“For me, the fans have been the best every single day, so I really appreciate it. Every match the court was full and they stayed until 3 in the morning. Things you don’t see in any other tournament in the world,” he said.

The Australian played his third ATP 500 final and it´s the first one he conquered. “I think this title is a merit to my hard work and effort. I´ve always thought I had this level and finally I have proven it. Until now I was not entirely happy with my career, I always want more and being better and even here I want more, this only gives me more strength and motivation to continue growing my dreams that are significantly bigger.”

Of Uruguayan father and Spanish mother, de Minaur grew up between Spain and Australia, so his domain of the local language is recognized. “Effort and strength,” he described about his winning week at the Acapulco Open 500.

• The Australian won the seventh title of his career and as of Monday he will be ranked number 18 in the world.

Acapulco, March 4th – Australian Alex de Minaur beats American Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to become the new champion of the XXX edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC in just 2 hours and 27 minutes.

The Australian came from behind to win the title. Paul clearly dominated, especially during the first set. The American’s plan to shorten the points and get on the net surprised De Minaur and started to deliver results.

Alex understood that he had to be more aggressive to make another comeback. Although Paul also remained solid, De Minaur was looking to force more and more errors from the American. The reward came with his first break of the night.

Tommy did not give up and managed to break immediately to continue with the possibility of closing the match in two sets. To his misfortune, he lost his serve again in one of the most critical points, when he was serving to tie the match at five.

De Minaur took the second set and from there on it was almost non-stop to victory. Paul couldn´t recover from the emotional blow of losing the second set and showed a very different version for the final set.

Alex came close to sealing the victory with a 6-0 lead in the third set, but Tommy Paul managed to get on the board down the stretch. When he had the opportunity to serve for the championship, De Minaur didn’t hesitate. At 40-15, a hooked forehand from the American made him the champion.

De Minaur won the seventh title of his career and the first of this 2023. With this award, the Australian adds his third consecutive season harvesting a trophy, after the championships in Eastbourne and Antalya in 2021 and Atlanta in 2022, while in 2019 he won the titles in Sydney, Atlanta and Zhuhai.

• The tournament director, Alvaro Falla, said Mextenis has a tournament that responds to the demands of fans with a high level of engagement
• The tournament received more than 90,000 people for the first time in its history during the eight days of play.

Acapulco, March 4.- The director of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC and CEO of Mextenis, Álvaro Falla, informed that the XXX edition of the tournament received more than 90,000 people for the first time in its history during the eight rounds.

He also considered that the tournament was highly demanding for them as organizers and said that they are committed to bringing the best tennis in the world to Mexico.

In offering a first balance on what happened during the week, in addition to preliminary attendance records, job creation and hotel occupancy left by the AMT, Falla recalled that for Mextenis there are always opportunities for improvement that will be addressed later this year.

“The level of commitment from us and the high demand that the fans have had with us have placed us as one of the sporting events with more editions and of the highest level in Mexico and we know that both will continue to increase,” said Falla at a press conference ahead of the closing of the current edition.

“There were very good things, including the unprecedented final between Tommy Paul and Alex de Minaur, and others that leave us a lot of learning,” added the Colombian, who regretted the casualties of star players, but at the same time exalted those who ended up being protagonists.

“Although we had casualties, Tsitsipas, Alcaraz and Norrie, we highlight the attendances and applaud the dedication of all the players who came to the tournament, including Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz, Holger Rune, Frances Tiafoe and our finalists Tommy Paul and Alex de Minaur,” he said.

The AMT director remarked that Mexico has the best tennis tournament in Latin America thanks in large part to its new facilities at the GNP Seguros Arena, with a stadium with a capacity for more than 10,000 people. Unlike the 2022 edition, when the venue was inaugurated for the first time and received the public for only six days, this year it opened its doors for eight sessions.

It also generated 1,300 direct jobs and almost 4,000 indirect jobs, and its celebration boosted the occupancy of 5,000 rooms in eight different hotels.

“The AMT is driven by the players, the public and the workers,” said Falla, who also highlighted the media and television coverage, which, he said, will be better than last year’s with more hours of transmission and more viewers.

The tournament director pointed out that the AMT has room for improvement “on which we will focus and work to offer a better edition in 2024”.

He recalled that the 2023 goal for Mextenis is to increase the number of tournaments organized by the company and therefore announced the celebration of the ATP Challenger of Leon, Guanajuato, which will be held from April 10 to 16, 2023.

• The American is in the final of the XXX edition of the tournament, but confesses he doesn’t feel favorite.

Acapulco, March 4th.- After playing the longest match in the Open history , the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC.

Tommy Paul, who defeated his friend and compatriot Taylor Fritz in 3 hrs 25 minutes, said he feels ready for the final, although he doesn’t believe he has won over Mexican hearts yet.

“I feel great, I couldn’t feel any better, I feel perfect. The match was tough, the muscle cramps started at the beginning of the third set, I think people didn’t like me very much, I don’t know why? that wasn’t much fun, I was cramping and people were yelling at me.”

“I don’t know, it’s weird. I think people didn’t like it or understand. You definitely get stopped at the hotel a lot and it’s good to see how excited people are for all the players. I’d rather have a full stadium supporting someone else than have 200 supporting me. It was a crazy match, but I go into every match feeling like I can win, I’m just going to recover today and rest,” he said at a press conference after his win.

Tommy Paul, 25, will enter the Top 20 of the ATP rankings as of next Monday thanks to playing his first final of a 500-category tournament, the second of his career after conquering Stockholm in 2021.

• The duel between the Americans became the longest in tournament history; 
• Tommy Paul reaches his first ATP 500 final of his career

Acapulco, March 3rd – Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz engaged in a hard match that defined one of the finalists of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC and will go down in history. 

Both took to the court to fight for the pass and gave their best, despite all the cramps and vomiting, respectively, due to the high physical demand of the match. In the end, Tommy seemed to be better prepared and came out with an upper hand.

From the begining it seemed that Fritz was not as sharp as in his previous two matches. On the contrary, Paul maintained the pace that took him to the semifinals and managed to take a 6-3 lead in the first set.

Fritz broke first in the second set, but lost the lead in the next game. Tommy broke it again and put himself in a position to serve for the win, even missing a match point with a smash into the back of the court. Taylor recovered the break and ended up taking the set in the tiebreak by 7-6(2). 

In the final set, Fritz, ranked number five in the world, went ahead first, but Paul came from behind to regain the break. Tommy even had a couple more match points over Fritz’s serve, but Taylor stayed alive.

Shortly before the third set tiebreak, Fritz began vomiting as a result of fatigue. After that he was never the same and in the tiebreak he was clearly outplayed by Paul, who overcame muscle cramps to take advantage of his opponent’s fitness and signed for the final 7-6 (2).

A duel between Americans looked to be an even match, so much so that it became the longest in tournament history. When Tommy Paul clinched his fourth match point, the clock had overpass 3 hours and 25 minutes, eclipsing the match between Stefan Kozlov and Grigor Dimitrov in 2022, which lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes.