“This year we will have the number 1 in the world. It is easy to say, but it is not: today we have Daniil Medvedev, who will be in that position for a while. Having him is a compliment in this sixth edition of the tournament,” said José Antonio Fernández , general director of the tournament at the press conference for the presentation of players.
This will be the second visit that Medvedev will make to Mexico this yearbecause in February he participated in the Mexican Open that is played in Acapulco, a tournament in which he reached the semifinals.
Last March, Medvedev would have returned to Mexico to face his compatriot Andrey Rublev in an exhibition match in Mexico City, but the event was canceled due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
In the presentation of players for the Los Cabos OpenJosé Antonio Fernández pointed out that “six years ago we started with this event and the firm intention was to be able to bring a top ten player, but we will not have just one but two”.
The second confirmed ATP player is the Canadian Auger-Aliassime who is in the best position in the ranking of his career.
Among the confirmed players are three who have already won the tournament: the Italian Fabio Fognini (current 63/ATP) in 2018, the Argentine Diego Schwartzman (15/ATP) in 2019, and the defending British champion Cameron Norrie (12/ATP). ) in 2021.
The Los Cabos Open is a ATP 250 category tournament which has been played since 2016 on hard courts and distributes a bag of 873 thousand dollars in prizes.