The Main Draw of the Mifel Tennis Open 2023 is defined
This Saturday, July 29, the ATP 250 Main Draw ceremony was held led by Geoffrey Fernández, director of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, and in which the Croatian player Borna Coric (No. 15) was invited to perform the draw for the main draw of the 7th edition of the ATP 250 tournament.
World No. 5, first seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, and 2021 Los Cabos champion and 2022 finalist Cameron Norrie (No. 13), second seed, are on opposite sides of the draw, so They could meet in the final if they advance. Both advanced to the first round and await their rivals in the second round.
Same case for the American Tommy Paul (No. 14), third seed, who could face the British in the semifinals. One of the most striking first-round encounters is that of American veteran John Isner against Australian Rinky Hijikata, as the winner will face Tsitsipas in the second round.
Alex de Minaur (No. 17), the fifth seed, has the goal of reaching the double in Mexico after the conquest of Acapulco, but first he must beat a player from the qualification in the first round and could face Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals .
The Mexican youth Rodrigo Pacheco (No. 819), who received one of the three wild cards, was drawn at the top of the draw and will have a tough challenge against the sixth seed, the Chilean Nicolás Jarry (No. 29), who also He received an invitation from the tournament and is a favorite for his experience.
The also representative of Mexico, Ernesto Escobedo (No. 373), third wild card, will face the Spanish Nicolas Moreno de Alborán and the winner will have his next obstacle in Borna Coric, fourth seed.
In this regard, the Croatian present at the ceremony revealed that the Mexican born in California is his possible rival "I think that in juniors we played together and I had to practice with him, but now it will be complicated." Coric makes his debut in Los Cabos and assures that he is enjoying the destination.
In the rest of the Latin American representation, the Chileans Cristian Garín and Alejandro Tabilo were in opposite parts of the table, where the latter could face Tommy Paul in the round of 16.
Geoffrey Fernández, director of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, said that he hopes it will be the first time of many visits by welcoming him most cordially. And he added: “We have a great draw, very competitive with all the Top 20. Mexicans are striking, and for the first time we have a Mexican player at No. 1 in the draw, Santiago González. The first round match between Rodri and Jarry caught my attention. Also remind you that we have new things at headquarters. We look forward to this edition and are grateful to the media present.” highlighted Geoffrey Fernández, director of the Mifel Tennis Open by telcel Oppo.
The activity of the main draw of the Mifel Tennis Open begins on Monday, July 31 at 6:00 p.m. local time. While Saturday and Sunday the qualifying tournament that distributes four tickets to the main draw takes place.
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