“Hope It Will Never Be Repeated”: Tournament Director Takes a Dig at Roger Federer For Never Showing Up in Acapulco

Roger Federer recently made his comeback at the Qatar Open 2021 after almost 13 months. The Swiss Maestro managed to reach the quarters of the tournament but lost a close contest against Nikoloz Basilashvili. Even though Federer couldn’t win the tournament, it was surely an amazing moment for fans to witness their superstar on the court once again.

Although Roger Federer made a comeback at the Qatar Open 2021, he is not fully fit at the moment. Thus, he has decided to withdraw from the ongoing Dubai Tennis Championships 2021.

The problem with most of the players is that both Dubai Tennis Championships and the Mexican Open take place at the same time. Thus, players can only take part in one of them at a moment. Federer has always been with the Dubai Tennis Championships and the director of the Mexican Open, Raul Zurutuza, is quite unhappy with Federer for this.

“That story of Roger who never came to Mexico because of the Dubai issue, I hope it will never be repeated with another player. It is important that each player can be in as many tournaments,” said Zurutuza in a recent interview.

Zurutuza certainly believes that Federer should have at least traveled for the Acapulco Open one time. He also claimed that it would be great if every player could play as many tournaments as possible.

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“There are many players that one as a director would like to have”- Raul Zurutuza on big players like Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are the two players who usually prefer to play in Dubai than in Mexico. On the other hand, Rafael Nadal is an integral part of the Mexico Open and has even won the tournament three times. However, the Spaniard will miss the event this time due to an injury. It is possibly because of this reason that the director is a little bit frustrated and might have taken a jibe at Federer.

“There are many players that one as a director would like to have,” added Zurutuza.

With most of the players missing the tournament, Stefanos Tsitsipas will be starting as the top-seeded player at the Mexican Open 2021. Zurutuza emphasized that the Greek player is a super relaxed guy.

“I think it was good, I saw him happy and I greeted him at the airport. He is a super relaxed guy, very light and I hope he falls in love with Mexico,” concluded the director.

The Mexican Open 2021 is going right now and it will be intriguing to see who wins the tournament this time. Will Tsitsipas be able to lift his maiden title of the season at the Mexican Open 2021?

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