He doesn’t play Wimbledon, but he plays in Los Cabos…

Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev, number one in the ATP rankings, was confirmed on Tuesday by the organizers of the Los Cabos Open 2022scheduled from From August 1 to 6.

In the presentation of the main table, Jose Antonio Fernandez general manager of the Baja California contest, stressed the importance of having the current world number one.

This year we will have the world number 1. It sounds easy, but it’s not. Today we have Daniil Medvedev, who will be in this position for some time. Having it is a compliment in this sixth edition of the tournament.

Medvedev returns to Mexico, after his visit last February, when he played the Mexican Tennis Open, celebrated on Acapulcowhere he fell 6-3 and 6-3 against the Spaniards Raphael Nadal, finally champion, in a round of Semi-finals.

In addition, Fernandez confirmed Canada’s assistance Felix Auger-Aliassime, who occupies the ninth place in the world ranking, the best place achieved is his career.

Six years ago we launched this event and the firm intention was to be able to bring a player from the top ten, but we won’t have just one but two.

The sixth edition of the Baja California tournament ATP 250 categorywhich takes place on a hard court, will also benefit from the assistance of three tennis players who have already lifted the champion’s trophy, the cases of the Italian Fabio Fognini in 2018, Argentinian Diego Schwartzman in 2019 and Briton Cameron Norrie in 2021.

The Los Cabos Open 2020, who will distribute a bag of 873 thousand dollars in prizes, will take place at its new headquarters Cabo Sports Complexwho will have an estadium with a capacity of 3 thousand 500 people and a grandstand for 1,200 fans.