• The Greek was knocked out of the AMT 2024 after the current Australian champion came from behind in three sets.

Acapulco February 29, 2024.- The match that opened the fourth day on the court of the GNP Seguros Arena Stadium was one between two rivals that could easily have starred in the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC. The 2023 champion, Alex de Miñaur (No. 9) and third seed, came from behind to beat fifth seed Stefanos Tsistipas (No.11) in three sets 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and six minutes.

Although the Australian began by breaking the Greek’s serve in the first game, Tsitsipas was dominant from that moment on and broke him in the second, fourth and sixth games to take the first set in 28 minutes in his favor. However, the champion confirmed that the conditions in Acapulco are favorable for his game and has had a considerable evolution since he was eliminated in the first round of the Los Cabos Open.

It was the 25-year-old’s first win over Stefanos Tsitsipas, who boasted a dominant 10-0 record prior to this match. With his victory, the new member of the world Top 10 becomes the first champion to reach the semifinals of the AMT looking to defend his title since David Ferrer in 2013. He also reaches the top four of an ATP tournament for the 23rd time in his career.

“Today was a very good victory, obviously with an opponent who had never beaten him before, so it’s one of those victories that you enjoy a lot. It is normal that the people of Acapulco support Stefanos, he is a great player who has been here for many years, it is normal, now that he is not here I hope they support me,” he said after his victory.

He also added “Tennis wise I am not feeling the most comfortable, but what I will always do is to fight until the end. I go day by day. I hope to find my best tennis at the end of the week, now there are several who are playing at a very high level in Acapulco and now [I will] prepare for another battle, [with] a lot of desire,” he said. 

The Greek, meanwhile, scored another five aces in the match, for a total of 15 that will be converted into a 15 thousand dollar donation to support the reconstruction of Acapulco.

At the same time on the Grandstand, Jack Draper (No.50) and Miomir Kecmanovic (No.53) were vying for a ticket for the biggest win of their respective careers to the best four of the ATP 500 in Acapulco. The balance was in favor of the Briton 2-1, with a memorable match last month in Adelaide of 3 hours 40 minutes, and this time in Acapulco he increased his advantage against the Serbian who he defeated in 1 hour 21 minutes 6-2, 6-2 with five aces and 88% of points won with his first serve.

The Briton will now have a tough challenge against the champion, but he assured that he will enjoy his first semifinal at this level, as he had previously only reached four in 250 tournaments “I feel great, I feel like it was coming, I made two finals in 250, I feel like I’m progressing as a tennis player all the time, always improving and I think I can go further. Here I’ve really tried to focus on my practice and its quality and that has shown in my games so I’m very happy with the way I’m playing,” he said. 

“These players know who I am, I’ve been injured a lot, played a lot. With Alex I have had strong battles before and it will be tough, I will always want to win the match, I never want to play freely, I want to compete to win and tomorrow it will be the same” concluded after his victory the 22 year old.

• Santi hopes to continue the evolution of the tournament and become a Masters 1000 tournament.
• The young Yucatecan is pleased after the experience in Los Cabos and Acapulco.

Acapulco, February 29th, 2024.- The Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC always fills Mexican players with energy, preparing them for a long and demanding season. 

Such is the case of doubles player Santiago Gonzalez and rookie Rodrigo Pacheco, for whom the experience of the tournament in Acapulco is somewhat opposite, but for both is highly satisfactory.

Santiago has a good pace in the doubles draw, where he is first in the seeding together with British Neal Skupski, while Pacheco was eliminated in singles in the first round, but he does not leave without valuable learning and an experience that will be of great importance in his incipient career.

Both players and their sponsor Telcel OPPO received this afternoon the specialized press in the hospitality installed in the GNP Seguros Arena complex to make a personal balance of the tournament.

“I am very happy to be back in Acapulco. It is something important after what happened with the hurricane. It is an incredible tournament and this is our grain of sand to help in the reconstruction”, explained Gonzalez.

Santi is fascinated with the Mextenis Stadium and with the tennis event in general, to the extent that he hopes it will become a Masters 1000, the highest level of world tennis, only below the Grand Slams.

The Veracruz native was grateful for Telcel’s great support, which allows him to travel with his family and attend to the strenuous professional calendar. The tennis player’s life involves many sacrifices, so the backing of sponsors is usually decisive to keep him at a high level.

Gonzalez has important dates coming up with the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami, and then a European tour, thinking about getting a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris, where he would team up with Miguel Reyes-Varela, the second best Mexican doubles player in the ATP rankings.

Rodrigo Pacheco left Acapulco with a big smile on his face, as he was able to be in the main draw of major tournaments like Los Cabos and Acapulco for the first time in his incipient career.

Now, the left-handed Yucatecan, barely 18 years old, is aiming for the Mexican Challenger tour, which includes a date again in Acapulco, in a season in which he will try to score enough points to be able to qualify for the big tournaments in the future.

“I am very happy. It has been a great experience. It’s my first year in form as a professional. I’m just starting, I have a lot to learn. It was amazing to receive the great support from the public. I have to keep learning to be back in this tournament,” said Rodrigo.

For Telcel it has been a great commitment to support the reconstruction of Acapulco after the passage of Otis. After the meteor hit the port of Guerrero, Telcel has delivered through its various agencies such as Carlos Slim Foundation, a total of 10,000 food supplies, 18,000 blankets and blankets, 15 water purification plants and was given the task of fumigating more than 20,000 hectares, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as dengue, said Renato Flores, deputy director of Communication and Government Relations of Telcel.

After the talk with the specialized press, the players took part in a photography workshop, capturing the moment with the OPPO Find N3 Flip.

• The Grandstand vibrated with tight duels on the third day of the AMT and at the end Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud are already in the quarterfinals, but Frances Tiafoe said goodbye to the tournament.

Acapulco February 28, 2024.- During the third day of activities of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC, the Grandstand hosted three duels of high level competition with three players within the Top 20 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. While the surprise of the day was the elimination of another American, Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud advanced to the round of 16.

The eighth seed, Frances Tiafoe, opened the action at the Acapulco sunset on the second main court of the Arena GNP Seguros complex; however, he was unable to dominate Dominik Koepfer’s forehand. The German, who was semifinalist in Acapulco in 2021, claimed his fifth victory against a Top 20 player to improve his record to 5-21 and will now face world No. 7 Holger Rune in the quarterfinals.

Later it was the turn of another left-handed young sensation, Ben Shelton, who played alongside Italian Matteo Arnaldi in a two hour 31 minute duel with a score of 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-3 in favor of the American, who had the local fans on their feet for many moments.

Once again Shelton had in his serve the tool that brought him out in a three-set match, where the first set was defined in tie break. For the second, the world No. 42 won the affection of the public by dominating with 82% of points won with a decisive second serve. He broke in the second game to the No. 17 of the ranking and from there began the parade of spectacular points for a definitive third set where he lost the service twice for one of Shelton who finally with the victory is placed for the second time in the quarterfinals of an ATP 500.

After his victory he couldn’t help but smile “I feel tired but very happy to get a win today for such an amazing crowd, but I’m ready to go to sleep… It’s crazy… It’s crazy! It sounded like an American game out there, honestly one of the best crowds I’ve ever played in front of, similar to a Grand Slam, on the Grandstand where it’s all more glued together in a full stadium. It was a very cool experience.”

Finally the sixth seed, Casper Ruud, closed the activity against the Serbian Dusan Lajovic, who was looking to become the first player to reach the quarterfinals on different surfaces of an ATP 500 this 2024, however the former world No. 2 defined the match in an hour 26 minutes of duel. 

In the first set he paraded the best first serve of his last two weeks and hit five aces. For the second set he closed with 90% of points won with his first serve and clinched his passes to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 7-5 win.

On court 1, two singles matches were played where British Jack Draper has shown that he is having a solid week and that his first round victory over top seed Tommy Paul was not a fluke. Now, his victim was the Japanese lucky looser Yoshihito Nishioka in one hour and eight minutes 6-3, 6-0.

The world No. 50 will play for a ticket to the semifinals against Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, who defeated German Daniel Altmaier in just over an hour and a half 6-4, 6-4 to make his record 2-0 in head-to-head matches. Altmaier had eliminated top-seeded Alexander Zverev in the first round.

• Defending champion Alex de Miñaur will face Tsitsipas in the third round in Acapulco. 
• Holger Rune will do the same against German Dominik Koepfer, who defeated American Frances Tiafoe.

Acapulco February 29, 2024.- Australia’s Alex de Miñaur, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denmark’s Holger Rune, all favorites to win the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC title, advanced to the quarterfinals in Acapulco. 

Australian Alex de Miñaur (No. 9), defending champion of the tournament, will face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 12) in the third round, after beating Austrian Sebastian Ofner (No. 37) 6-1, 6-3 in a duel where the defending champion was effective in the key moments from the back of the court. 

“Well, I’m very happy with how I’ve dealt with the last few matches, in the end I had a tactic and I was able to follow it, obviously I don’t think I did anything out of this world; I stayed solid and did what I had to do to win my matches,” he said. 

With this result, the current Acapulco champion became the first defending champion to advance to the quarterfinals after 7 years. The last player who was a champion (in 2016) reached these instances the following year was the Austrian Dominic Thiem in the 2017 edition. 

Stefanos Tsitsipas had the support of the fans at the Mextenis Stadium to prevail 6-3, 7-6 (6) against a surprising Flavio Cobolli (No. 69). 

“It’s great to have the support on my side. It’s a great support. They’ve shown me their love in recent years. When the season ends at the end of the year, I’m looking forward to coming to Acapulco. It’s a lot of fun, the great atmosphere in Mexico brings me a lot of positive things. I have great feelings about being in Acapulco,” he said. 

Holger Rune (No. 7) defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic (No. 93) 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a match lasting one hour and fifty minutes. Now, the Dane will face German Dominik Koepfer (No. 58), who defeated American Frances Tiafoe (No. 16) by 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. The 2021 semifinalist was solid with a powerful serve as he converted 11 aces and took advantage of the Maryland tennis player’s four unforced errors in two hours and 25 minutes of play. 

“I’m enjoying being here. I have to talk to my team to have a tactical plan to be ready for tomorrow and I will try to fight to the end,” warned Rune.

• Mexican duo Emiliano Aguilera and Manuel Sanchez leave the tournament
• Only Santiago Gonzalez in the next stage in Acapulco

Acapulco, February 28th, 2024.- This Wednesday the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC were defined, after concluding the first round at the tennis complex Arena GNP Seguros.

The duos formed by Romain Arneodo and Sam Weissborn, Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler, and Gonzalo Escobar and Aleksandr Nedovyesov booked the last tickets to the second round of the Acapulco tournament, which distributes a purse of 2.3 million dollars.

In the first match of the day, the Monegasque Romain Arneodo and the Austrian Sam Weissborn had no problems to dispose in straight sets of 7-6(4) and 6-0 of the British Daniel Evans and Henry Patten, who put up resistance in the first set, forcing a tie break, but were deflated in the second, where they were practically erased from the court, in an hour and 23 minutes of match.

In the second round on court one, the Austrian forcefulness of Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler was stronger than the Portuguese flavor of Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral, to defeat them in two sets by 7-6(9) and 7-6(6).

Borges and Cabral certainly deserved better luck. They did not lower their arms at any moment, even showing a very good game, but the Austrian duo was highly efficient to resolve both sets in tiebreak in their favor, in a duel that lasted a little more than two hours.

Mexicans Emiliano Aguilera and Manuel Sanchez closed the day on court 1, falling by double 4-6 to the finalists of the Los Cabos Open, Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar and Kazakh Aleksandr Nedovyesov, in just an hour and 17 minutes of match time.

Despite the defeat, the Mexican couple was pleased with their experience in the Acapulco tournament, which they entered as lucky losers, especially because it was the first time they played together and they never gave up, despite the quality of their opponents.

“It was a very nice match. It was the first time we played together. We understood each other well. Manuel, who has a lot of experience, helped me a lot and that gave me great confidence,” expressed Aguilera. For Manuel Sanchez it was a nice experience to play again in Acapulco and he was left with a good taste in his mouth playing against the finalists of Los Cabos.

The quarterfinal matches were as follows: Santiago Gonzalez-Neal Skupski vs Evans-Patten; Sadio Doumbia-Fabien Reboul vs Escobar-Nedovyesov; Julian Cash-Robert Galloway vs Harri Heliovaara-John Peers, and Erler-Miedler vs Hugo Nys-Jan Zielinski.

• Children between 6 and 12 years of age from the community of El Salto and the Puerto Nuevo Marques neighborhood in Acapulco attended the event. 
• Tennis clinics and recreational activities were held for them.

Acapulco, February 28, 2024.- As an integral activity for girls, boys and parents, the Family Day of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC was held, with the participation of more than 100 girls and boys from the community of El Salto and the Nuevo Puerto Marqués neighborhood of Acapulco. 

From eight o’clock in the morning, the youngest children arrived at the GNP Seguros Arena to participate in tennis clinics supported by instructors, while parents had access to modules of legal advice, medical attention and haircuts. 

“We are very happy this week, we hope we give a lot of joy and that this is a chain of positive actions, the tournament is open to all these activities. The DIF supported us with the selection of the children. Today we have close to 100 boys and girls from the communities of El Salto and Puerto Marqués between the ages of 6 and 12 with us,” said Andrea López, marketing and social responsibility at Mextenis. 

One of the people who attended the Family Day was Jazmín Alejandra Betancur, who, along with her two nephews, left the community of El Salto, located about 12 kilometers from where the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC is being held, to attend these activities. 

“It is a very nice activity because the children come to learn, to have fun and so do we,” she said. 

The social responsibility program is a pillar project for Mextenis, which seeks to promote through sports the development of the local communities where it holds its tournaments and on this occasion, after the passage of Hurricane Otis, the objective was to support those affected, so also the amount collected from the sale of tickets for the Saturday and Sunday qualifying days of the AMT 2024 will be donated through the Construyendo Association.

• The top seeds were in action on the second day of the AMT 2024. 
• Rune, Tsitsipas, Ruud and Tiafoe are already in the second round after opening with victories, but the big surprise of the tournament came with the elimination of Alexander Zverev

Acapulco, February 27, 2024.- The opening day had already thrown up a couple of surprises, but nothing like the elimination of the tournament’s top seed, Alexander Zverev on the second day of main draw activity. The rest of the favorites, Rune, Ruud, Tsitsipas and Tiafoe, confirmed the predictions of the XXXI edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) got the first win of the day on the main court by defeating Roman Safiullin in one hour and 20 minutes 6-3, 6-4, extending his 11-0 record against players outside the Top 20 and will now face Italian Flavio Cobolli in the second round, who came from qualifying and defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime on Monday.

The world No. 12 converted 83% of points on his first serve and scored his first five aces of the tournament, for which he pledged to donate $1,000 for the reconstruction of Acapulco “It’s a great feeling, I hope I can do more and contribute to the community”.

Later he had a doubles duel scheduled with his brother Petros Tsitsipas on court 1 and maybe that was motivation for not starring in any singles surprise, although from his defeat he did not come out with a smile, he assured “It was great, fantastic, I enjoyed it a lot”. He also pointed out that it doesn’t matter the elimination of some seeds, because he focuses on each match “I just need to play my tennis and focus on each opponent”.

Later Holger Rune (2) did the same 6-2, 6-3 against Michael Mmoh, coming from qualification. The Dane is looking to go further than his semi-final in 2023 and the spotlight is on him after announcing a few days ago that Patrick Mouratoglou was returning as his coach for the third time in his short career, so they add a new victory together and he said “It feels good and right for me, we had a good new start. We’ve known each other for a long time, when I was young and went to his academy.”

The No. 7 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings was superior in almost every aspect to the American, who committed five double faults in the first set alone, while Rune saved three breaks. After 47 minutes, the second set began in an increasingly crowded Mextenis Stadium in support of one of the big favorites. The 20-year-old defined the match in 1 hour 32 minutes by leading the match with 86% effectiveness in points won with his first serve.

“Great start, I felt very strong at the beginning of the match, I managed to handle the pressure and felt mentally strong in the key moments. In the rallies I feel good, I try to do my best to play well. At the moment I’m not thinking about the depth of the tournament, only about the next round and keeping the good spirit and focus” he added in conference. Now, he will face in the second round Alexander Kovacevic, who knocked out the champion in Los Cabos, Jordan Thompson.

Finally, Alexander Zverev closed the day against his German compatriot Daniel Altmaier, who was looking for the biggest victory of his career and got it by surprising the No. 6 and top seed of the ATP 500 in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. The match lasted 2.5 hours, with the top seed unable to maintain his perfect 5-0 record in his first round matches in Acapulco, where he lifted the title in 2021. Altmaier, world No. 57, only lost serve once during the second set and broke Sacha twice and will now face Miomir Kecmanovic looking to keep the dream alive.

• The Mexican lost in his doubles opener and the Greek brothers were also out.

Acapulco, February 27, 2024.- Mexican tennis lost another representative in the doubles tournament of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC, after the defeat of Miguel Reyes-Varela in the first round, while the sentimental favorites of the public, the Tsitsipas brothers, also said goodbye.

In the first round on court 2 of the Arena GNP Seguros complex, Reyes-Varela and the Argentine Guido Andreozzi put up a good fight, but it was not enough for them in their first round match against the Monegasque Hugo Nys and the Polish Jan Zielenski, second in the seeding, who ended up winning 7-5, 2-6 and 10-6, in one hour and 38 minutes of play.

“I am left with a bitter taste. We came very well in the second set to turn the match around. However, we had some opportunities that we didn’t know how to take advantage of”, admitted the Mexican, who reached the main draw with a wild card.

The first set was very disputed, with both pairs holding their serve until the twelfth game, when Miguel could not hold his serve with a controversial call from the chair umpire, to fall by 5-7 in the set.

“It was the only foot fault that was called in the whole match, when I was serving 5-6 with the same score, so it was the set point, the decisive point. We scored it; it had been a good first serve and the opponent missed the return. Theoretically it was 6-6 and we were going to the tie-break, and the call came very late. It was not the line judge’s call, but the chair umpire’s. It was a difficult moment and they took advantage of it. It was a difficult moment and they took advantage of my second serve to win the set”, explained Reyes-Varela.

In turn, the Greeks Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas fell in straight sets 4-6 and 3-6 to the British Julian Cash and American Robert Galloway, despite the support of the fans in Acapulco, leaving the tournament prematurely.

To complete Tuesday’s match, French fourth seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul came from behind to beat Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic and Russian Roman Safiulin 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.

• Ruud’s next opponent will be Serbian Dusan Lajovic, while Tiafoe will face German Dominik Koepfer.
• Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco said goodbye to the AMT 2024 but leaves with a very good learning experience from this tournament.

Acapulco, October 27, 2024.- Mexican tennis player Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (No. 700) said goodbye to the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC after falling to the regret of the local public against Serbian Dusan Lajovic (No. 55) by 2-6, 2-6. 

“In the end I didn’t play as I expected. The other player (Dusan Lajovic) has a lot of experience, the truth is I never felt comfortable to play and well, that was the difference. I tried to take advantage of every moment, but in the end it was not as I expected. It’s a bad day and a bad match, but I tried until the end and thanks to the people for supporting me. Unfortunately I couldn’t get (the victory) in an ATP match, but I learned a lot from the players and I have good lessons for the future,” Pacheco assured. 

Dusan Lajovic’s next opponent will be Norwegian Casper Ruud (No. 11), seeded sixth in the tournament, who struggled in his first match of the tournament, but in the end was able to get his ticket to the round of 16 of the AMT by beating American Christopher Eubanks (No. 34) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3. 

“It was a good start (at the Acapulco tournament). The conditions are different (from the Los Cabos tournament), but I feel really very good and happy for this victory. I have trained very well and very hard, now I want to rest and sleep well to continue with tomorrow’s match,” said Casper Ruud after his victory. 

The Norwegian tennis player’s best performance in Acapulco so far has been in 2021 when he reached the semifinals, where he lost to Germany’s Alexander Zverev. In 2023, Casper only reached the second round, as he was eliminated by Japan’s Taro Daniel. 

In the first match of the day at the Grandstand, American Frances Tiafoe (No. 16) did not have an easy match either, but he had a great comeback after going a set down, and sweeping the third set to take the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 against Australian Max Purcell (No. 62) and thus advance to the second round of the tournament in Acapulco where he will face German Dominik Koepfer (No. 58). 

Tiafoe is one of the favorite players of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC and already has a long history in this tournament. The 26-year-old from Maryland’s best performance was last year when he reached the quarterfinals against Taylor Fritz.

• A new edition of Tennis Talks! was held and fans were able to learn more about Americans Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz, as well as Acapulco champion Alex de Miñaur.

Acapulco, February 27, 2024.- In in-depth talks with some of the protagonists of the XXXI edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC, some lucky fans were able to learn details about the personal life, anecdotes and way of thinking of tennis players such as Taylor Fritz, Alex de Miñaur, Mexican Santiago González and the young American sensation Ben Shelton.

The 21-year-old player was in charge of opening the talk with the theme ‘Dealing with attention’. Hosted by journalist Carolina Guillén and in front of dozens of children, young people and even parents of teenagers who practice the sport, Shelton confessed how he has felt after his great performance at the US Open 2023, when he reached the semifinals in his first year as a professional. Springboard to success or more pressure?

“There have been big changes in my life since New York, but I had to deal with a lot of attention since Australia where I got to the quarterfinals. I don’t know if I feel like another player, just a little different. But the basics of my game are the same, I have evolved, I feel better as a player. As a person I feel different but I am the same at heart. It was a step forward. Tennis is a mental game and the more confidence you have the better. I don’t see tennis as having a great result and then having pressure. You have to use those great results as opportunities.”

He also gave details about what it’s like to be coached by his father, former tennis player Bryan Shelton, who is in Acapulco with him. 

“We have a great relationship, but the dynamic is difficult because sometimes it’s complicated for kids to listen to their parents, but he does a very good job, I don’t even notice when he speaks as a coach or a parent.”

However, the most profound answer the No. 17 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings gave was about his ultimate dream. 

“One of my big dreams is to be able to talk to other people about my experience of being a professional and to be able to help many. It’s not easy and there are a lot of things to do. Everyone has their path and their skills and you don’t have to be like others. Give advice on how valuable it is to be unique.”

The fun part came at the end when in quick questions he revealed that his guilty pleasure is Netflix “I love watching movies and not thinking about anything, not being active”, his favorite food is tacos, he loves watching basketball, he prefers the snow, and his friends on the tour are Christopher Eubanks and Emilio Nava.

Then it was time to welcome one of the best Mexican tennis players in history. Santigo Gonzalez talked about his career, how he decided to focus on doubles, the workings of finding a steady partner, but above all we got to know him better as a result of the breakdown he gave about the importance of his family to support his career at the age of 41.

“My thing is to be with my family. I don’t need to be alone as much as they need their dad’s presence,” he confessed about traveling with his two children and his partner throughout the tour, a decision they made last year to raise their children this way. At the end, like every guest, he answered questions from the audience.

The third visitor was Alex de Miñaur, who is looking to defend his AMT title he won in 2023, now that he has had time to acclimate to the conditions on Mexican soil. 

“I told myself that I shouldn’t worry about a match this year and face Acapulco,” he shared about his first-round loss at the Los Cabos Open after arriving from Rotterdam where he contested the final. 

“The biggest motivation I have is that I want to get the most out of myself. To finish my career, to be able to sit on a couch and know that I gave the maximum, nothing I could have done better, every day I get up is what I try to do, give it my all, no excuses,” he added about his mental work. 

“I’m at my best but I’ll keep going,” added the Australian.

“My thing is to be with my family. I don’t need to be alone as much as they need their dad’s presence,” he confessed about traveling with his two children and his partner throughout the tour, a decision they made last year to raise their children this way. At the end, like every guest, he answered questions from the audience.

The third visitor was Alex de Miñaur, who is looking to defend his AMT title he won in 2023, now that he has had time to acclimate to the conditions on Mexican soil. 

“I told myself that I shouldn’t worry about a match this year and face Acapulco,” he shared about his first-round loss at the Los Cabos Open after arriving from Rotterdam where he contested the final. 

“The biggest motivation I have is that I want to get the most out of myself. To finish my career, to be able to sit on a couch and know that I gave the maximum, nothing I could have done better, every day I get up is what I try to do, give it my all, no excuses,” he added about his mental work. 

“I’m at my best but I will continue,” added the Australian.

He also revealed whether he loves or hates tennis taking as a reference the confessions of a legend like Andre Agassi. 

“My relationship with tennis is complicated, I play because I love it and since I was a kid I knew I wanted to do it but what calls me most is the competition. Victory is the best feeling in the world, I love to see the work, the sacrifice and the hours that are put in.” 

Finally, Taylor Fritz gave details about his training routine, hobbies and reflects on the ingredients needed to have a career that has led him to be America’s No. 1. 

“It’s 30% hard work and another 40% talent, 10% luck in the draw and 10% having that time to relax and being sure you’re mentally ready for each tournament,” he assures.  

“It’s a long season and if you want to be among the best you have to be at your best every week, it’s a lot physically and mentally, it’s hard to be consistent.” 

Surprisingly eliminated in the first round in Acapulco, the talk was focused on his best moments, where he recalled all about his triumph in Indian Wells and how his father once told him he was going to win it when he used to go as a