• The German records a 66-20 record so far after a flawless week in the last ATP Masters 1000 of the year in Paris By lifting the title, he climbed to No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings and displaced Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz to third place.
• Spanish Carlos Alcaraz to third place. He will be in February at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC

Mexico City, November 4, 2010. The five victories that German Alexander Zverev added to lift the PIF ATP Zverev’s five victories to lift the title at the last edition of the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, made him the player with the most matches in the player with the most match wins in 2024 with a record of 66-20 until the final.

He has a better winning record than Italy’s world No. 1 Jannik Sinner with 65-6.

In addition, by winning in Paris, Zverev, one of the players announced for the Abierto Telcel Mexicano,Telcel Open presented by HSBC in 2025, moved up to No. 2 in the PIF ATP. Rankings and displaced Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz to third place.

The 27-year-old German won the trophy by defeating Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 15 minutes of matches.

It was the second title of the year for Zverev, who also won at the Rome Masters 1000 in Rome, which left his record at 7-5 in ATP Masters 1000 finals.

This after winning five of the nine ATP Masters 1000: Madrid (2018, 2021), Rome (2017, 2024), Canada (2017), Cincinnati (2021) and Paris (2024).

With that title, the German became the eighth player with the most trophies in the category. Tied with American Michael Chang and is one behind Austrian Thomas Muster, who won eight in his career.

By moving up to second place in the PIF ATP Rankings, in which Zverev has been in three stages during his pro stages during his professional stint that began in 2013, the German is looking to close out 2024 with a bang and prepare 2024 and prepare to be one of the protagonists in the following season.

In 2025 after the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, one of his first tournaments will be in Acapulco, which will be played from February 24 to March 1, where he already won the title in 2021 by beating the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.

He was also a finalist in 2019 by losing the title to Australian Nick Kyrgios, the same year in which together with his brother Mikhail “Mischa” Zverev won the doubles title.

In his career he has 22 titles, precisely when he won the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC in 2021, that year was the best for him as he lifted 6 trophies.

In 2019, he played an exhibition against Switzerland’s Roger Federer in front of 42,517 fans in Mexico City, the second largest attendance at a tennis match in history, organized by Mextenis.

• The 21-year-old Dane went through a 2024 season of ups and downs and with more changes in his team, but because of his talent he is still called to be one of the great stars of the future of world tennis.
• Alongside Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and even Ben Shelton, they represent the great generation of the 2000s
  

Mexico City, October 29, 2024.- Only six days separate them by age. Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz were born in 2003 and in search of the same tennis dream, they have shared the same path since a very from a very young age. “I hope to be like Roger and Rafa… That’s what we’re looking for, to be the best players of all time and be the best players of all time and be the best we can be,” the Dane when he was just taking his first firm steps on the circuit.

Viral videos and photos have gone viral of two child tennis players playing doubles at the Le Petit Ace in 2017. It was only 7 years ago, but the change both physically, and in quality has been evident. More rivals than ever, the friendship does not seem to have been lost, as in a recent interview with the sons of Mexican Santiago Gonzalez, Holger Rune confessed that while many of his best friends are in his many of his best friends are in his native Denmark, on the tour he considers himself to have a friendships with Alcaraz, Lorenzo Musetti and Luca Nardi.

Rune has been praised from a young age for his determination, dedication and winning mentality. mentality, although the young man also claims that his laziness at times is his biggest flaw. In his previous visits to the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC he has been Mexican soil, he has been on a strong training regimen. The hard court of Acapulco brings out the best of his tennis, as in the last edition he reached the semifinals where he was eliminated by the other Scandinavian ATP Tour representative, Casper Ruud. Now he will seek to to get rid of that thorn with new motivation on his coach’s bench.

It cannot be forgotten that at the age of 19, Holger made a big splash when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters in 2022, not for nothing is his favorite city to play in.  Now 21 years old, Rune has made no secret of the pressure to win a Grand Slam, something his contemporaries Sinner and Alcaraz have already done more than once. The changes of coach and and not having a fixed figure in his team seem to have taken him away from his best tennis for a mental factor, but there is hope for a mental factor, but there is hope for a new year in 2025.

Technical data

Name: Holger Rune

Age: 21 years old

Date and place of birth: April 29, 2003 in Gentofte, Denmark

Current ATP Ranking: 13th (as of October 29, 2024)

Best ATP ranking: 4th

Coach: Kenneth Carlsen, Lars Christensen

ATP Titles: 4 (Munich 2023, Munich/Stockholm/Paris 2022)

• With his one-handed backhand and a tennis style that has already been applauded for its technique, the young Italian is beginning to conquer hearts.

Mexico City, Mexico, October 15, 2024.- Italian tennis is experiencing its best moment and one of the stars of a new generation of of a new crop of talent is Lorenzo Musetti. At only 22 years of age and with a one-handed backhand that has already made him stand out in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings, the recent bronze medalist in Paris and recent bronze medalist at Paris 2024 has inscribed his name in the history books of the white sport for his country.

Already in 2023, “Lolo”, as Lorenzo is affectionately known, made a splash with his national team in the Davis Cup and, along with Jannik Sinnicki the Davis Cup and together with Jannik Sinner and Matteo Arnaldi won the tournament after a 47-year drought for Italy. drought for Italy. But the best was yet to come at the individual level, because despite already boasting two ATP two titles on the ATP Tour, reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam like Wimbledon is not a minor thing for any tennis player starting his career.

He had already defeated Taylor Fritz for the 100th victory of his career in Monte Carlo, and it turned out that weeks later against the same opponent and in a five-set battle, he managed to get in a five-set battle with the same opponent, he made it to the title match at the Cathedral. Already among the top four, few are those who Novak Djokovic, but the apprenticeship and leap for Musetti became the highlight of his professional career.  It is not for nothing that only four players from his nation have reached that stage at Wimbledon.

His level was confirmed when just a couple of weeks later and on his favorite surface, the young Italian eliminated former Olympic champion Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros to reach the semifinals of Zverev to reach the semifinals of Paris 2024. There he faced Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, whom he defeated in three sets to win the bronze medal and end a 100-year drought for Italy.

With his growth this season, where he also played three finals (Chengdu, Umag, Queen’s Club) it is expected that by 2025 he will be one of the great battlers in the Mexican Open Tennis Tournament presented at the Mexican Tennis Open presented by HSBC. Musetti already had a great participation in the Acapulco ATP 500 in 2021 still as an up-and-comer, which earned him a place in the world’s Top 100 in the world. From there he started to take off.

Technical data

Name: Lorenzo Musetti

Age: 22 years old

Date and place of birth: March 3, 2002 in Carrara, Italy

Current ATP ranking: 18th (as of October 13, 2024)

Best ATP ranking: 15th

Coach: Simone Tartarine

ATP titles: 2 (Naples, Hamburg 2022)

• Ben Shelton’s father was champion of the 1994 Mexican Tennis Open in the doubles tournament.

Thirty years ago, a tennis player with the last name Shelton was proclaimed champion in Mexico. It was Bryan Shelton, father of the young American tennis player Ben Shelton, who in 2025 will try to lift the title of the Abierto Mexicano de Tenis presented by HSBC and become the second member of his family to win in Mexico.

Bryan Shelton was doubles champion in that second edition of the tournament in 1994, teaming up with fellow American Francisco Montana at the Club Alemán in Mexico City.

Three decades later, Ben Shelton, who has his father as his coach, will be looking to get past the quarterfinals in Acapulco, his best round in this tournament so far.

Last year, Shelton had a good start in Mexico by beating the British Daniel Evans in the first round, then he faced the Italian Matteo Arnaldi and was victorious; however, in the third round he lost to the runner-up, the Norwegian Casper Ruud.

In this 2024, Shelton has a record of 35 wins and 22 losses, including a title at the ATP 250 in Houston, Texas, last April. A semifinal at the ATP 500 in Washington in July and quarterfinals at the Cincinnati Masters.

His current position in the PIF ATP Rankings is the sixteenth position, being the third best in the world.

• “It’s fantastic to be able to give a little bit of light to this fantastic city, I’m sure Acapulco will shine stronger than ever… Acapulco is already my second city,” said the Australian tennis player. 
• De Miñaur added the eighth championship of his career, seven of them on hard court

Acapulco, March 3, 2024 – After 12 long years, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC has a new two-time champion as Australian Alex de Miñaur was crowned for the second consecutive year after defeating Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4. 

The match was a complete spectacle from start to finish with De Minaur pressing and attacking over the net and an aggressive strategy from the first set to physically demand his opponent, breaking his serve in the first set and taking advantage of five unforced errors by the Norwegian.

In the second set. Casper tried to come back taking advantage of the three unforced errors made by Alex at the beginning of the game and a couple of double faults in his serve; however, the Australian recovered and came from behind to take the set and the victory. 

With this triumph, Alex became the fourth player in the history of the tournament to win a two-time championship, joining the feats of Austrian Thomas Muster when the tournament was still played in Mexico City (winning the 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 editions), Spaniard Nicolas Almagro (winner of the 2008 and 2009 editions already in Acapulco) and David Ferrer (three-time champion in 2010, 2011 and 2012). 

“I want to thank the people who have made this tournament possible, all the fans and the city that has suffered in recent months. It’s fantastic to be able to give a little bit of light to this fantastic city, I’m sure Acapulco will shine stronger than ever… Acapulco is already my second city,” commented De Miñaur after receiving the champion’s trophy. 

The Australian reached the eighth championship of his career, seven of them on hard court and two of them on Acapulco’s court, and warned that he will return in 2025 to try to defend his title and seek the tri-championship. 

At the awards ceremony, the audience chanted the name of Acapulco for several seconds and applauded the effort made by the city and the organization to make the tournament possible 129 days after the passage of Hurricane Otis. 

Casper Ruud also expressed his gratitude for these two weeks in Mexico, first at Los Cabos Open and later in Acapulco where he demonstrated the quality he has as a tennis player, reaching the final in both tournaments.

“It has been a fantastic two weeks in Mexico, I am grateful to the public, the organization and the players who competed at a very high level. The tennis is fantastic, the message is one of total support for all the people of Acapulco and we are all very happy to have participated and looking forward to returning as always,” said the Norwegian. 

The champion’s trophy was awarded to Marcela Velasco Cámara, Telcel’s Corporate Marketing Director, while the second place trophy was presented by Jorge Arturo Arce Gama, General Director of HSBC Mexico. 

Also present at the closing ceremony were Alvaro Falla, Director of Mextenis, Renata Burillo, President of the Board of Directors of Mextenis and Grupo Pegaso, as well as Geoffrey Fernandez, Director of Operations of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC. Also present was Ali Nani, supervisor of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

• They beat Santiago Gonzalez and Neal Skupski in two sets.
• They dominated the final despite Santi’s locality in Acapulco.

Acapulco, March 2, 2024.- The Monegasque Hugo Nys and the Polish Jan Zielinski were proclaimed champions of the doubles tournament of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC, which took place in the hard courts of the tennis complex of the GNP Arena.

Nys and Zielinski did not give any chance to the duo formed by the Mexican Santiago Gonzalez and the British Neil Skupsky, despite the locality enjoyed by the player from Veracruz and his partner during the whole tournament, to subdue them by 6-3, 6-2 in just one hour and nine minutes of match.

As reflected in the scoreboard, the now champions clearly did things better against opponents who, except for a moment in the first set, failed to settle in the center court and ended up being clearly outclassed.

Santi, finalists for the second time in Acapulco, had arrived with many illusions to Saturday’s final, without dropping a single set throughout the tournament, however, they were powerless against Nys and Zielinski, who were a gale from start to finish.

Nys and Zielinski started with a very good rhythm, to take a 3-0 lead in the first set with a break to Gonzalez. However, the rivals reacted with the support of the crowd to equalize at three games apiece, in what was their only important moment of the match.

Again, Nys and Zielinski took control of the actions and stepped on the accelerator to win the set 6-3, being clear dominators of the match. 

In the second set, there was not the reaction that the fans expected from their favorite players. If in the first set, the game was one-sided, in the second the dominance was more overwhelming to quickly define the match with a 6-2 score, without showing a crack through which their opponents could sneak through.

“I am very happy to be in the final after nine years. I want to congratulate Jan [Zielinski] and Hugo [Nys] for their title, they played very well, they were better than us. I wish them the best of luck for the next tournaments. I thank Neal [Skuoski], I hope next year will be the good one. We will be back next year in Acapulco,” said Gonzalez at the conclusion of the game.

For Skupski it was certainly not the night he was expecting, but in general terms he acknowledged that it was a great experience for him this week in Acapulco, hoping to consolidate his on-court partnership with the Mexican in upcoming tournaments.

On the winning side, Hugo Nys was very happy for the title. “I feel very proud, we had a solid game all week,” he said. 

Meanwhile, Zielinski highlighted the importance of this fourth title together and was optimistic to face the calendar throughout the season and, especially, the next few weeks, which includes Masters in Indian Wells and Miami.