The Mexican Santiago González together with the Frenchman Roger-Vasselin advanced to the semifinals of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo and are now one win away from settling in the final of the doubles tournament.

The Mexican-French duo defeated British Julian Cash and American Robert Galloway 6-4, 6-4. Now both favorites will meet in the semifinals against the Colombian Nicolás Barrientos and the Swede Andre Goransson.

The Mexican explained that to go for the title in each game they must improve. “Our goals are clear: try to win tournaments, reach the final stages in the biggest tournaments,” he said. In other matches, Colombian Nicolás Barrientos and Swedish Andre Goransson defeated Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 7-6, 4-6, 10-6, while German Dominik Koepfer and Australian Andrew Harris defeated Venezuelan Luis Martínez and the Indian Saketh Miyeni by 3-6, 6-3, 10-5.

Greek Stefanos Tsitipas, the first seed at the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, knew it was going to be a difficult duel against Nicolás Jarry (No. 28). The Chilean comes from playing solid weeks on the circuit, where he even took Carlos Alcaraz to four sets at Wimbledon and during the seventh edition of the ATP 250 tournament in Los Cabos, he did not disappoint by offering quite a show against the favorite in the stellar duel of the Mextennis Stadium.

However, the world No. 5 managed to come back from a battle that lasted 3 hours, with two tie breaks in the first two sets, to finally settle the score in his favor 6-7(6), 7-6(4). ), 6-2 and thus continue his debut in the Mexican tournament with perfect pace.

It was the first hard-court meeting between the two, since the two previous times that the Chilean had beaten Tsitsipas was on grass, while Stefanos had a previous victory against him on clay. Now the favorite on the ATP 250, he continues to search for his tenth tour title and first in 2023 after regaining his focus.

“I feel good and we are going for the next one. Sometimes it seems that these types of matches are necessary for continuity in a tournament. You get to play tennis at a high intensity at a great level. I hope I can move stronger from now on and take as much as I can” assured an exhausted Stefanos Tsitsipas after their match.

While Jarry, who even felt bad during the match due to the physical demand in which the game unfolded, confessed that “There is progress, I try to stay with that. This is how the games against the best are, they are small details that we have to make ourselves strong and it is the only way to do it. These types of players don't give you one” he concluded after 1 in the morning in Los Cabos.

At the end of the duel, it was the turn of the Croatian Borna Coric against Ilya Ivashka, where without major setbacks the fourth seed managed to beat the Belarusian 6-3, 6-4 to seal his pass to the semifinals in Los Cabos where he will face Stefanos this Friday Tsitsipas

As part of the Play for All social responsibility program of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, the second edition of Family Day was successfully held, a project 100% focused and designed to help the Los Cabos community. Local families in vulnerable economic situations were invited to a day of learning and fun.

Around 100 children and 70 mothers of families gathered at the Cabo Sports Complex (CSC) throughout a morning full of different activities that were intended not only to disconnect from their daily lives, but also to enrich their development and provide essential information. on health, education and sport.

Tennis clinics were held for the children who attended between the ages of 2 and 14, among them there were also young guests from the DIF home. There were talks for mothers about respectful parenting and nutrition, as well as a medical module for a general review, free haircuts and of course dance classes.

While the seventh edition of the Cabo Tennis Open is taking place, for Geoffrey Fernández, director of the ATP 250 tournament, Family Day is the most important thing, since they seek to leave a legacy through sport in the destination "In a personal capacity, the responsibility program Social is the most important. When we brought the children from the foster home and made their day, seeing that happiness is what leaves its mark the most. Our staff has been infected and is excited to have these types of activities. If we have all this, we have an obligation to give.”

It was a day completely designed for them. The families did not miss out on the different services that voluntarily and with government support joined the project. The medical care brigade allowed attendees to have free access to a laboratory, dental service, medical consultation, electrocardiogram, mammography and optics. While the younger children also enjoyed a storyteller and a painting workshop.

The Mexicans Rodrigo Pacheco and Ernesto Escobedo said goodbye this Tuesday to the seventh edition of the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo, but they did so by competing against more experienced rivals with a high level of competition.

Pachecho, 18, fell in straight sets to Chilean Nicolás Jarry, 27, while Escobedo lost in three sets to Chinese Taipei's Jason Jung, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser.

Although Pacheco's marker is hard and relentless, the Mexican youth showed progress that will help him in his transition to professionalism and he was seen without pressure and trying to give his best.