Acapulco ATP 500 Opens With Confirmed Draw as Zverev and De Minaur Headline Field

Media focus shifts to Monday’s openers following the late withdrawals of Lorenzo Musetti and Ben Shelton.

Overview

The 33rd Mexican Open runs February 23–28 on hard courts at Acapulco’s Arena GNP Seguros, offering a $2.47 million purse.
Top eight seeds are Alexander Zverev (1), Alex de Minaur (2), Casper Ruud (3), Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (4), Flavio Cobolli (5), Valentin Vacherot (6), Cameron Norrie (7) and Frances Tiafoe (8), with six top-20 players entered.
Day 1 features scheduled first-round matches including Zverev vs Corentin Moutet, Davidovich Fokina vs Daniel Altmaier and De Minaur vs Patrick Kypson.
Previews and predictions published on Monday tip Davidovich Fokina to beat Altmaier and De Minaur to get past Kypson.
The field was reshaped by reported withdrawals of Musetti and Shelton due to leg issues, while recent context includes Zverev’s 2021 title and Tomas Machac entering as the reigning champion.