Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas are already confirmed to play the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco. The prestigious ATP500 will celebrate its 30th edition with the presence of some of the best players in the world.
The tournament will be staged from the 27th of February and the defending champion is Rafael Nadal who defeated in the final Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4. It is expected that also Rafa will play next year. Click here to see the draw.
A tournament not to be missed.
Con ustedes los primeros tres confirmados para la ediciĂłn 30 del @AbiertoTelcel
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— Abierto Mexicano (@AbiertoTelcel) September 20, 2022
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
At the moment ranked no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 18th of September when he defeated world no.74 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
During this season Carlos has achieved an overall 52-10 win-loss record. Carlos clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Casper Ruud in 2022
Currently the world no.2 (career-high), Ruud played his last match on the 16th of September when he beat world no.336 Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-1 6-4 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
At the moment, during this season Ruud owns a composed 45-16 record. Casper conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Casper was the runner-up in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Ruud is scheduled to play next in Seoul (Korea Open). He will start from the main draw on the 26th of September. He is also scheduled to play in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open). The main draw will start on the 3rd of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud clashed against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 11th of September 2022.
Here the video highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Ranked no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 29th of August when he was overcome by world no.75 Daniel Elahi Galan Riveros 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5 in the 1st round in the U.S. Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Tsitsipas has a 46-17 match record. Stefanos conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Stefanos was the runner-up in Rotterdam, in Rome and in Cincinnati.