Venue where Ben Shelton, Alexander Zverev and others set to play submerged underwater as hurricane causes…
Acapulco suffers major flooding ahead of the Mexican Open as main venue is left in tatters.
The venue for the Mexican Open was flooded over the weekend as Hurricane John swept through Acapulco .
Images showed The Arena GNP Seguros, which hosts the ATP 500 Mexican Open every February, submerged underwater after four days of continuous rainfall in the area.Hurricane John, a Category 3 hurricane at its peak before being downgraded to a tropical storm, originated from a low-pressure area off the coast of southern Mexico a week ago.
It hit its peak intensity on Tuesday before dissipating three days later, but has left the tournament site completely flooded.Gauff left in tears after first meeting with Osaka who has bold prediction for next matchThe 2024 edition of the Mexican Open, hosted in February this year, was almost cancelled after 52 people reportedly died in the natural disaster.
The tournament eventually went ahead and was won by Australian Alex de Minaur, who claimed his second successive title there.Andy Murray makes feelings clear about advert for $6m Saudi event with Novak Djokovic’Seismic shock’ – World no.595 who was on 24-match losing streak stuns world no.8 Navarro The tournament itself wasn’t without incident though, as a huge fire broke out during the event near the Miramar and Las Brisas areas of Acapulco – not far from where the event is held.The world’s top players are set to play at the event in February and are awaiting on an update from event organizersFortunately, the tournament was able to continue and current world no. 11 de Minaur beat Casper Ruud in the showpiece.
