Pedro Ardines, sports collaborator of Los Cabos a la Carta reported that after the start of the first official day of the main draw of the ATP 250 this August 1, there have been attractive matches, important surprises and above all the presence of the champion Cameron Norrie and the runner-up Brandon Nakashima of the last edition of the tennis open in 2021.

This Tuesday, August 2, it was experienced with great intensity at the Cabo Sports Complex during the second day of matches of the ATP 250 Los Cabos 2022.

Mexican tennis player Alex Hernández defeated Colombian Nicolás Barrientos in three sets with a result of 6-3, 4-6 and 4-6 in two hours and 18 minutes. This is the reason why the 23-year-old Hernández has made history, since for eleven seasons there has not been a Mexican winner on the ATP circuit.

Pedro Ardines recalled that in the ATP 250 there were five Mexicans from the beginning: Rodrigo Pacheco -who already lost yesterday due to a wrist injury- leaving four Mexicans alive today: Alejandro Hernández in Singles and three Mexicans in doubles: Santiago González, Miguel Ángel Reyes Varela and Hans Hatch Verdugo.

These are the results for Tuesday, August 2:

NDIVIDUALS:

Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) beats Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-3, (5)6-7, 6-2

Alex Hernandez (MEX) defeats (LL) Nicolas Barrientos 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Brandon Nakashima (USA) beats Kaichi Uchida (JPN) 7-6 (1), 6-2

Facundo Bagnis (ARG) beat Ernesto Escobedo (USA) 6-1, 6-3

Radu Albot (MDA) beats Feliciano López (ESP) 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3

Steve Johnson (USA) beats (LL) Gonzalo Villanueva (ARG) 7-6(1), 6-4

Jason Kubler (AUS) beats Martin Etcheverry (ARG) by (4) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1

Jordan Thompson (AUS) beat Yannick Hanfmann (BEL) 6-3, 6-0

DOUBLE:

Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Andres Molteni (ARG) defeat Radu Albot (MDA)/

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 2-6,6-2, 10-6

Nicolás Barrientos (COL) / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (MEX) beats Max Schnur (USA) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6-4, 7-6 (5)

Martín Etcheverry (ARG) / Chun-Hsin Tseng (TPE) beat Fabrice Martin (FRA) / Franko Skugor (CRO) 3-6, 6-3, 12-10

Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) defeat Sander Gille (BEL) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) 7-6 (4), 6-4

Another great victory for the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis who closed in the stadium during a duel of two hours and fifty minutes with a result of 6-3, 6 (5)-7, 6-2 in a match that managed to last until two in the morning. when facing Fernando Verdasco from Spain and who is at number 125 in the ranking.

An exhibition of interesting concepts, analysis and trends of Tourism in Los Cabos took place within the framework of the 3rd Tourism Forum IMEF (Mexican Institute of Finance Executives) 2022, at the Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos, Resort, Villas & Golf last July 29.

The central theme was Tourism and Real Estate Investment addressed by renowned and experienced speakers such as Rodrigo Esponda, Director of the Los Cabos Tourism Trust, who delved into the importance of planning and structure to promote the destination nationally and internationally in different levels, dimensions and segments. There was also an exhibition by Maestro Fernando Olivera, secretary of tourism for Tamaulipas; of Master Daniel Becker, president of the Association of Banks of Mexico, and; by Francisco Parra, senior executive and partner of Grupo Querencia's Tourism Development who focused on the profile of the real estate industry in Los Cabos. The moderator of the conferences was Michel Picket, member of the IMEF.

It was precisely Francisco Parra who directly and simply emphasized the main reasons for the interests of visitors to Los Cabos; the importance of the fortresses of destiny; of the 20 most important developments currently operating and their social and economic impact in the area; of the costs and recent activity of the real estate sale; demographic aspects of investor profiles and characteristics.

The financial theme was recurrent among the exhibitors as well as the opportunities, threats and weaknesses as well as the interaction of the private initiative with the public sector and its vulnerable aspects that negatively affect development such as the loss of confidence in the investor and the deficiencies in the effectiveness of the basic and administrative services of the public sector.

After the keynote speeches, a panel of renowned entrepreneurs followed who shared their experiences. Among them, the prominent developer Ernesto Coppel, creator of the Pueblo Bonito hotels and several successful tourist real estate developments, who emphasized the intention that every destination should have in the construction of hotels and investment models that range from timeshares, product sales real estate in its different forms such as fractional and full time (full ownership); also Juan Fernández Sánchez-Navarro, Director of the Olarena Group that includes hotels, restaurants and luxury developments, who highlighted the importance of the Private Initiative being involved in the decision-making of the Public Administration so that it is more efficient, simplified and durable in its urban plans in the short, medium and long term.

The American businesswoman Vanessa Fukunaga, the main shareholder of Engel&Völkers, a real estate agency, also participated. Rubén Reachi, a prominent executive from Olarena and especially from Saint Regis Los Cabos, which will soon be opened facing the Mexican Pacific, was the moderator of this panel.

It is worth highlighting the extraordinary work of organization of the crowded Forum by Gabriela Rodríguez, Director of Mifel Banco and president of the IMEF Los Cabos and her work team.

This Monday began the new edition of the Los Cabos Tennis Open 2022 that will end until August 6. The ATP 250 has celebrated its sixth edition at the Cabo Sports Complex since this weekend with great events and activities for the whole family.

As part of the ATC Cares program, mini tennis was activated within the Ciclovía Recreativa Cabo installed every Sunday in Cabo San Lucas.

This program began at 8 in the morning with the participation of at least 20 children who, accompanied by their parents, participated in a tennis class.

In addition, during the ceremony headed by the director of the ATP 250, Geoffrey Fernández, the draw for the main draw of this sixth edition was held.

In this event, the Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev and the Canadian Félix Auger – Aliassime found themselves at the extremes of this table with the possibility of facing each other in case of advancing to the final.

The revelations of the protagonists could not wait and much was said about the Cabo Sports Complex that has opened its doors to the public for the first time after two years of pandemic.

Cameron Norrie (No.12) confessed to love the Pacific Ocean and that Los Cabos is an important destination for him, because here he won the first title of his career.

In addition, Daniil Medvedev assured that reaching No.1 in the ATP has been the most important thing in his year, loving the climate and the beaches of Mexico, so he is happy to return after many years.

Who was also happy to visit Mexico was the Canadian Félix Auger- Aliassime (No.9) who said he came back to live a new experience in Mexican lands.

This Monday, August 1, the Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco withdrew from his first round match at the Abierto Mifel 2022 due to a hand injury in his first participation in a main draw of an ATP Tour tournament. The 17-year-old fell 6-3, 4-0 to Australian Rinky Hijikata who will face World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the second round.

This Wednesday the first seeds of the tournament go into action in a third day of activities of the ATO250 Tournament.

Los Cabos nominated for Virtuoso recognition for its tourism management

 The director of the Los Cabos Tourism Trust, Rodrigo Esponda, announced in an interview for Los Cabos a la Carta and Cabovisión Noticias that the destination has been nominated for the Virtuoso award because it has one of the best tourist management offices: “ It is a consortium of travel agencies that has many members worldwide, fortunately there are 13 hotels in the Virtuoso network in the destination and although it is a niche market, it is very representative because it is a travel trendsetter, so it is a recognition of the entire destination service chain.

This is also the result of the transparency with which FITURCA has carried out each of its activities, especially in tourism promotion. In this regard, Rodrigo Esponda invited the audience to go to www.fiturca.com where they can be informed about the use of the resources allocated to this trust that is due to the tourist community of Los Cabos: "marketing strategies communication, public relations, image, development and product, everything we do is completely transparent, we have a technical committee that is the one that makes the decisions that is made up of a public and private sector that is a management model what should be done” explained the director of FITURCA regarding this model, which is one of the few that remain in Mexico.

On the other hand, Rodrigo Esponda commented that they are carrying out satisfaction surveys of European tourists to take every opportunity to improve the tourist experience and reinforce the training and training of personnel dedicated to tourist services, since the new connectivity between Los Cabos and Madrid is a great opportunity for Los Cabos to internationalize.