Stefanos Tsitsipas has pledged to donate money for each ace he hits at the Mexican Open this year because he wants to contribute to the rebuilding of Acapulco.
In October of last year, Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 natural disaster, wreaked havoc in Acapulco. It left a path of devastation worth billions of dollars and many lives were lost. Since then, officials have said that it was the most expensive tropical storm to ever impact Mexico.
Tsitsipas vowed ahead of this year’s ATP 500 event in Acapulco that he would donate $1,000 for each ace he hits throughout the competition.
He said: “I will be donating $1,000 for every ace I hit this week in Acapulco. It’s going to be transferred to the relief programs for Acapulco in 2024.”
He added that he got emotional while witnessing the destruction and wanted to contribute. He further said: “In tough moments like this, I want to contribute and be helpful. So that was completely a no-brainer; that was something that I initially planned a long time ago and I wanted to make sure Acapulco gets fed and gets supported in difficult times. And you know, I saw a massive line when I was arriving at the airport to the courts of people waiting to be fed. So that kind of made me feel emotional about the whole situation and I’m happy that through tennis, I’m able to create happiness and also give hope to people that have been suffering for all these months.”
"I'm happy that through tennis I'm able to create happiness and give hope to people that have been suffering all these months." @steftsitsipas explains why he is thrilled to donate to relief for Acapulco this week at #AMT2024 🙌 pic.twitter.com/7vDeNKvJpW
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 28, 2024
Tsitsipas in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.12, the Greek has an overall 8-3 match record in 2024. The Greek is now playing in Acapulco where he beat the world no.39 Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the world no.69 Flavio Cobolli in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 8:30 pm on ESTADIO. They have never played each other till now on the main tour.
Stefanos won 11 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas will compete next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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