The Mexican Tennis Federation has announced the cancellation
of an event because of the players and coaching staff’s ‘virtual kidnapping’. The
J30 tournament, which is the lowest-ranked tournament under the umbrella of the
International Tennis Federation (ITF) was set to be organised in the city of
Irapuato.
However, as per the report, the competition was cancelled because
of the ‘virtual kidnapping’ of as many as 10 players and coaching staff. The ‘virtual
kidnapping’ is referred to a term which is used to trick individuals into believing
that their loved ones are threatened.
The federation revealed that all the players and the
coaching staff have returned to their homes. The competition marked another difficult
year in Mexican tennis. Earlier, tennis courts in the country were affected by Hurricane
John and subsequently because of flooding.
Following that hurricane, the GNP arena, which is used for
ATP 500 event, was left flooded, and the infrastructure was badly affected.
Earlier this year, the Acapulco ATP 500 event was nearly cancelled because
of another hurricane. That mega-storm, which came in the last months of 2022,
left as many as 52 dead.
Australia’s Alex de Minaur ended up winning the title this
year. After securing the title, where the world number 10 defeated the three-time
Grand Slam runner-up Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final in straight sets with a
score of 6-4, 6-4, stated that the city is becoming his second him.
“Acapulco is becoming like a second home,” said De Minaur
right after the match. “I thought that it was impossible to feel better after
what happened last year, but I came back a year later to defend the title and
it has been a true pleasure. We wanted to bring some joy to this wonderful
city. And I'm sure that Acapulco will shine stronger than ever.”
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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