Four Months After Hurricane Otis, Mexico Welcomes Some of the Best Players in the World at the Acapulco Open

Acapulco's Arena GNP Seguros will be the venue for this year's Mexican Open; it has been remodeled after Hurricane Otis destroyed a vast majority of the surrounding area (Credit: Via @ArenaGNPSeguros on X/Twitter)

SEATTLE - In a race against time, authorities in charge of organizing the Acapulco Open came out triumphant as the famous Mexican port will host its 31st tennis tournament this week, just four months after Hurricane Otis destroyed a vast part of the city's infrastructure.

In November of 2023, ATP confirmed that Acapulco would retain its privilege as hosts of the event if they were able to rebuild the facilities where one of the most important tennis tournaments in Latin America takes place every year. According to ESPN, the Acapulco Open is the second-most impactful week for Acapulco's economy, leaving around $41 million of profits to the touristy port. The arena in which most of the matches are played suffered losses of around $17 million after Hurricane Otis took almost 90% of the seats, but organizers were able to build it back in less than 120 days.