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With Mexico consolidating itself as the country in Latin America that celebrates the most “white sport” events annually both in the ATP circuit like WTA, now it is the UTR Pro Tennis circuit that plans to make a stop in Aztec territory.
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The event will be held from May 2 to 8 at the Irish Racquet Club located in the municipality of Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, which will feature the presence of a total of 20 players, including the best singles player in the country, Gerardo López Villaseñor.
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The UTR Pro Tennis with a 25K bag was introduced. Which will be played from May 2 to 8 on the courts of the Irish Club.
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“It is a great effort to take care of Mexican tennis. A great team has been formed to launch a tournament this big. UTR is an effort of the players themselves who are trying to give tennis players the opportunity to play at least 4 or 5 games in a week”, said tournament director Javier Gaitán Estrada.
The event will have a juicy bag to distribute of $25,000 dollarsso the champion will take away $3,700 dollars, while the automatic participants have already secured $400.
Notably the UTR circuit stops do not award points in the ATP rankingthe body is accounting for its own points system.
Among the 20 confirmed players, highlights the presence of the member of the Davis Cup national team, Jerry Lópezas well as the return of César “Tiburón” Ramírez, after four years suspended from the professional circuit after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
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– Fernando (@fernando_mperez) June 21, 2021
Among the international talents, the best positioned are Colombian Juan Sebastian Gomezthe Bolivian Federico Zeballos and the Argentine Maximiliano Estévez.
“We want it to become a major tennis event. This is how the Mexican Tennis Open began and that is the idea. We have all the infrastructure to do something big”, recognized the organizers of the event.
The cost to enter the general public to the tournament will be $100, with the meetings scheduled from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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