Los Cabos, August 6, 2022.- The 6th edition of the Mifel Tennis Open, which was won for the first time by world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, reported some important data for the tournament, among them, an attendance record with more than 25,000 people during the week.

It was the first title of the season for Medvedev, who thus assured to finish the season in that place, while the finalist, the British Cameron Norrie will appear on Monday inside the Top-10.

The tournament premiered at the Cabo Sports Complex, whose main stadium showed its first full house during Saturday’s final with 3,500 people.

With Medvedev the tournament has had 6 different champions and Norrie is the only one who has repeated in the final after his title in 2021.

With the result the Briton added his second lost final in Mexico this year, after losing in February to Rafael Nadal at the Abierto de Tenis Telcel in Acapulco.

Los Cabos, August 6, 2022.- Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic and American Williams Bulmber defeated Brazil’s Marcelo Melo and South Africa’s Raven Klaasen 6-, 6-0 to win the doubles title at the Mifel Tennis Open 2022 held this week in Los Cabos.

With the win, Kecmanovic and Blumberg became the sixth pair to win the doubles title.

In the opening match of the sixth and final day of the tournament held at the Cabo Sport Complex, Kecmanovic and Blumberg were solid and convincing in a match that took less than an hour to complete.
In the first set, the Serbian, semifinalist in singles, and the American defended their serve three times, breaking their rivals to sign a relentless 6-0.

In the second set, they seemed to crush their rivals, who rescued a game for a 6-1 win.
The six pairs that have lifted the title in Los Cabos are:

2016 Purav Raja and Divij Sharan, from India.
2017 Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia and Treat Huey of the Philippines.
2018 Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Miguel Angel Reyes Varela of Mexico.
2019 Monaco’s Romain Arneodo and Hugo Nys.
2021 Mexico’s Hans Hach Verdugo and John Isner of the United States.

• The Los Cabos ATP 250 stands out confirming its position as the best in its category.
• Surpassing 25,000 atendees during the week of the tournament.

Los Cabos, August 6th, 2022.- José Antonio Fernández, Director of the Mifel Tennis Open, in Los Cabos, highlighted the outstanding achievement that the tournament broke in regards to the new attendance record, exceeding 25,000 attendees surpassing the 2019 edition.

“The extraordinary news is that as of this Thursday the tournament surpassed the 2019 attendance record, which was 22,300 people and that is something to be proud of because we are talking about exceeding 25,000 people,” Fernandez said at a press conference.

He explained that it was a goal that was set by the organization for this year, “we are positively going to exceed the record by far”.

In addition, stated that although these are preliminary results, in the coming weeks his team will work to know the exact figures in attendance and economic revenue.

The tournament director, thanked the media for their outstanding coverage, and highlighted events such as; the Kids Day and other social responsibility events that were held reinforcing the presence of the tournament in the city of Los Cabos, like the announcement of the aid for the Becar Foundation alongside the Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa.

In addition, he added that as an organization they are happy to have brand new headquarters in the newest Cabo Sports Complex and said that all the comments he has from players, media and fans have been more than positive.

“Without a doubt it´s the best tournament in the history of this great young event,” said Fernández, whom also highlighted that the top four seeds qualified for the semifinals and that world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and defending champion Cameron Norrie of Great Britain will play in the final.

Recalling that if the former wins, he will close this year as number 1 and whether Norrie wins or loses on Monday, he will surely appear in the Top-10 of the ATP.

He pointed out the presence of the Mexican players in the singles and doubles matches and the performance of Alex Hernández, who advanced to the second round. Fernández acknowledged that the tournament has grown thru the past editions and is cementing a path that enables all to expect better things to come in the long term.

The tournament unfortunately was left without any Mexican representatives.

Los Cabos, August 5th, 2022.– The duo of American (USA) William Blumberg and Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic defeated the pair composed of Mexican Santiago González and Argentinian Andrés
Molteni to qualify to the final of the doubles tournament of the Mifel Tennis Open 2022.

Blumberg and Kecmanovic defeated González and Molteni, 3-6, 7-5, 13-11 in a very disputed
match that was decided with a super tie break.

It seemed that the Mexican and the Argentinian were on their way to victory with a first set lead
and a 4-2 advantage in the second, but they lost their serve twice and the set and eventually the
match.

For the final, Blumberg and Kecmanovicen will face South African Raven Klaasen and Brazilian
Marcelo Melo, who defeated Argentinian, Martin Etcheverry and Chun-Hsin Tseng, from Chinese
Taipei, 6-3, 6-3

• Daniil Medvedev (No. 1) defeats Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 38) to reach his fourth 2022 final.
• Defending champion Cameron Norrie (No.12) plays the best match of the tournament so far and advances to the final.

Los Cabos, August 5th, 2022.- The final of this year`s edition has been defined, after world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev defeated Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 38) in 1 hour and 26 minutes, meanwhile Cameron Norrie (No. 12) did the same in three sets against Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 9).

The top seeded in Los Cabos lived up to every expectation and will play his fourth final of the year in search of his first title of the season. Medvedev defeated the Serbian, 7-6(0), 6- 1, who had to take the first set to a tie break after breaking the Russian’s serve on one occasion. The only previous meeting between these two had taken place in the last edition of Roland Garros, where the 22-year-old had already lost in straight sets.

As for the second set, the favorite only needed 28 minutes to settle the match, where he scored 12 aces “The most important factor is that I like these balls, I like the hard court. I think today’s match was of a high level. Tomorrow will be key to continue with this level. I have to improve regarding important points”. Felix was more aggressive with Norrie, “I had great preparation in France before coming here. I came here to see what is my real level, I’m happy to be in this position, to be in the final, I want to fight for the title, just positive feelings.”

“Since I came to Acapulco, Mexico has welcomed me, there are only positive things to say, it’s been great. I fell in love with Mexico right away. If I win tomorrow, I will fall in love more than a 100%” concluded in his press conference. The last US Open champion will face the defending champion of Los Cabos, Cameron Norrie, after the Briton defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Despite six aces from the Canadian, in just 44 minutes Norrie won the first set and took advantage of the break he made to Auger-Aliassime with an impressive 94% effectiveness on his first service. For the second set he lost his serve in the second game and immediately broke the No. 9, but it was not enough against the Top 10’s best moment. In the third set Norrie showed that he is going through a much better moment this year and did not give in. The duel ended in 2 hrs. 20 minutes.

“Today he wanted to win more than usual. In the third set he had chances to break me but I managed to hold on. I’m proud of how I handled myself today, especially after losing the second set. I really enjoyed the atmosphere, very similar to the level in Acapulco. The crowd supported me at the end and helped me win the match. My progression this year has been constant, my level has improved,” said the British after his match, who continues to enjoy the great performance he´s been showing in Mexico, where he will be playing his third final

-The British defending champion is one step away from the final.

Los Cabos, August 4, 2022 – British Cameron Norrie, third seed at the Mifel Tennis Open, defeated Radu Albot, from Moldova, 6-3, 6-3, to qualify to the semifinals.

With the win, Norrie was one step away from the final of the tournament he won in 2021 and which represented the first title of his career.

Albot opened with a break and took a 2-0 lead but Norrie reacted for 2-2 then both defended his serve until the Briton broke in the eighth game for 5-3 and served for 6-3.

In the second set, Norrie opened with a break and held serve for 2-0, then both defended their serve until 5-4. Albot broke in the tenth game and both defended to 6-6 and went to a tie break which Norrie signed off with a 7-4 win.

In the semifinals, Norrie will face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, world No. 9, who previously defeated American Steve Johnson in two sets by 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Auger-Aliassime’s victory was a hard-fought one, which he achieved in one hour and 50 minutes of play.
In the first set the difference was a break of the Canadian in the first game for the 6-4 and in the second Johnson took things to the tie break in which Auger-Aliassime showed more poise in the decisive moments to win the set and the match.

The Canadian is looking for his second career title in Los Cabos.

Los Cabos, August 4, 2022.- Mexican Santiago Gonzalez and Argentinean Andres Molteni will seek to advance to the doubles final of the Mifel Tennis Open.

In the semifinals they will face the duo of American William Blumberg and Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, who defeated Sweden’s Andre Goransson and Japan’s Ben McLachlan 1-6, 7-5, 10-4 in the quarterfinals.

Another Argentinean, Martin Etcheverry and Chun Hsin Tseng, from Chinese Taipei, defeated Australians Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell by 1-6, 7-5, 10-4 and will face South African Raven Klaasen and Brazilian Marcelo Melo for the ticket to the final.

Daniil Medvedev (No. 1) defeats Ricardas Berankis (No. 98) to advance to the semis.

Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 38) advanced after defeating Brandon Nakashima (No. 61).

Los Cabos, August 4th, 2022.- The first semifinal of the Mifel Tennis Open was defined after world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev defeated Ricardas Berankis (No. 98) 6-2, 6-2 in quick game of 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Both players were splitting victories prior to the match, as Berankis beat Medvedev in 2019 in Dubai, but the Russian had struck the first blow in 2018 as a qualified player in Moscow. As the main favorite to win the title, the Russian did not lose his serve during the match where he also hit eight aces against the Lithuanian.

“I like the progession of my game in the last matches. Ricardas is known for hitting hard and close to the line so the tournament has not been easy, but today it was. Sometimes it is difficult to adapt to the conditions, but I have to try to be at my best level” said the Russian after the end of the match.

The match that started activities inside the stadium during the fourth day was Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 38) against Brandon Nakashima (No. 61), finalist of last year´s edition in Los Cabos.

The Serb had not faced the young American before, but showed why he entered the draw as the fourth seed. Although Nakashima has shown great level this year, where he even reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, in only 1 hour 26 minutes the match was defined 6-2, 6-4.

Kecmanovic with only 22 years has a title in the ATP tour and now he will have the not so easy task of facing the great favorite Medvedev. The only previous meeting between the two took place in the last edition of Roland Garros where he lost in straight sets.

“He is a great player, very strong and is improving this season. I know I have to play my best, as I have been doing. Here you need to win four matches for the title, I already owe two but the more I advance the more pressure. But there are four great players” commented Medvedev during a press conference

Los Cabos, August 3, 2022. Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez and Argentina’s Andres Molteni, top seeds in the doubles tournament of the Mifel Tennis Open, qualified to the round of the best eight pairs.

The pair of Gonzalez and Molteni defeated 6-3, 6-4 the duo formed by Colombian Nicolas Barrientos and Mexican Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX).

This way, Mexico has a representative in the doubles quarterfinals in Los Cabos, a tournament in which Mexican players have stood out in all editions.

During the day, second-seeded Australians Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell defeated Mexican Hans Hach Verdugo and American Hunter Reese 6-3, 6-4.

The pair of South Africa’s Raven Klaasen and Brazil’s Marcelo Melo and the duo of Sweden’s Andre Goransson and Japan’s Ben McLachlan also advanced.

• World No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime defeats Mexico’s Alex Hernández.
  
• Daniil Medvedev advanced to face Ricardas Berankis.
  
• Defending champion Cameron Norrie defeated Tseng.
  

Los Cabos, August 3rd, 2022.- The top seeds of the Abierto de Tenis Mifel advanced without major setbacks to the quarterfinals of the ATP 250. Top seed Daniil Medvedev is still favorite to become champion in Los Cabos, as for the rest of the protagonists there were no surprises.

The third day’s action at the Cabo Sports Complex (CSC) began with the duel between Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 9) and Mexican Alex Hernández.

The Canadian was surprised by the level shown by the local youngster who achieved a historic triumph for the country by advancing to the second round, however his Top 10 level led him to control the situation and despite committing six double faults in the match and losing his serve twice during the second set, he defeated the 23-year-old Mexican 6-3, 7-5, who said goodbye to the best performance of his career with a warm ovation from the crowd.

“I didn’t get much easy points from him. It wasn’t a perfect match, but those are rare. It’s always a battle of adjusting yourself against your opponent. The atmosphere was very humid, we ran a lot, I played poor games on my serve in the second set. In the end the win is always positive, when you lose enough matches in a year, when you win it has to be. I’m relieved and happy that I was able to win. I know I have to play better, it’s not something new for me, I know I can get the best out of myself at the end of the week” commented Auger-Aliassime after the press conference.

He will now face American (USA) Steve Johnson (No. 92) who required three sets 6(3)-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to knock out Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (No. 75).

It was the turn of world No. 1. Daniil Medvedev who needed 1 hour 32 minutes to defeat 6-4, 6-3 the 21-year-old Australian Rinky Hijikata (No. 224), who had reached the second round after the retirement of Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco.

“The most important thing is that I won. I found details where I can play better, but overall, I felt good physically and mentally.”

He will now face Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, who eliminated Argentine Facundo Bagnis 7-6, 6-3. To close the activity on center court, reigning champion Cameron Norrie (No. 12) started in one of the shortest duels of the current edition where he defeated 20-year-old Chun Hsin Tseng (No. 84) of Chinese Taipei 6-3, 6-0 in one hour and 13 minutes.

Norrie will face Radu Albot (No. 118) of Moldova this Thursday, who eliminated Jason Kubler of Australia 6-4, 6-2.

In other singles matches, Brandon Nakashima (USA) defeated Australian Max Purcell 6-3, 6-3, while fourth-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) did the same against Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-4, 6-2