The ATP 500 event will traditionally be played in Acapulco, there will be no Spaniard Rafael Nadal on the Mexican hard courts, so in a few days we will meet the new champion.

Last year, Rafael Nadal announced that he would not return to Mexico in his professional career. Despite this, it is not excluded that this year the Spaniard will again be champion in Acapulco. The highest seed was Carlos Alcaraz, who over the past two weeks has done well on Latin clay in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.

If Alcaraz, despite the intense weather, decides to play in Mexico, his first rival will be the American Mackenzie McDonald. The first quarter also included fellow American players Marcos Giron and Tommy Paul, who reached the semi-finals of the 2023 Australian Open in January.

The Americans were also seeded in the second quarter of the tournament draw. With the “three” will play in Acapulco Taylor Fritz, who will officially make his debut in the Top 5 of the ATP rankings on Monday. His first rival will be his fellow titleholder, John Isner. Frances Tiafoe will perform with the sixth number. In addition to these, this part of the scale includes, among others: The Canadian Denis Shapovalov and the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic.

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The third quarter opens with Cameron Norrie, who faced Alcaraz in the finals in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. The Briton was seeded in Acapulco with the fifth number. Initially, he will face the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, then the Italian Matteo Berrettini can wait. In this part of the scale there is also a talented Dane Holger Rune, marked “four”. The 19-year-old’s first rival will be American Ben Shelton.

At the bottom of the tournament table was another top Scandinavian player, Casper Ruud. The second-seeded Norwegian will know his opponent in the first phase after the end of the qualifying round. In the second round, the American Jeffrey John Wolf can wait for him, and in the quarter-final marked by “eight” the Australian Alex de Minaur.

Hard-court competition in Acapulco begins on Monday. The champion of the Mexican competition will be announced on Saturday. There are 500 ranking points and a check for $376,000.

Abierto Mexicano TelcelAcapulco (Mexico)
ATP 500, hard court, $2.013 million prize pool

Drawing of the main scale:

Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 1) – Mackenzie McDonald (USA)
Daniel Altmaier (Germany) – Brandon Nakashima (USA)
Marcos Giron (USA) – Michael Mmoh (USA)
Emilio Gomez (Ecuador) – Tommy Paul (USA, 7)

Taylor Fritz (USA, 3) – John Isner (USA)
Denis Shapovalov (Canada) – Miomir Kecmanovic (Serbia)
Christopher Eubanks (USA) – Feliciano Lopez (Spain, WC)
Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) – Frances Tiafoe (USA, 6)

Cameron Norrie (UK, 5) – Adrian Mannarino (France)
Matteo Berrettini (Italy) – Alex Molcan (Slovakia)
Nuno Borges (Portugal) – Q
Ben Shelton (USA, WC) – Holger Rune (Denmark, 4)

Alex de Minaur (Australia, 8) – Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (Mexico, WC)
Q – Oscar Otte (Germany)
Q – Jeffrey John Wolf (USA)
Q – Casper Ruud (Norway, 2nd)

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