Acapulco tournament venue flooded by Hurricane John, second storm in two years to inflict site damage 

A sad sight for fans of Mexican tennis: The GNP Arena, which hosts the Mexican Open every February in Acapulco, is underwater.

Following four days of continuous rainfall from Hurricane John, the tournament site is flooded, and the city is left in mudslides as recovery efforts begin.

The storm, which was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak and downgraded to tropical storm as time passed, left at least 22 victims and over a meter of flood-water behind.

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As the city is forced to isolate, the tournament site is inaccessible. Viral images on social media show Estadio, Grandstand, Court 1 and the surrounding areas to be flooded—for the second year in a row.

In October 2023, Hurricane Otis left the tournament site and Acapulco in a similar state of disaster, as the costliest storm in Mexico's history struck the state of Guerrero as a Category 5 and claimed 52 lives.

The ATP 500 event carried on as scheduled as part of a massive cleanup effort directed by Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and in February 2024 Alex de Minaur was crowned as two-time champion.

As of publishing, there has been no official statement yet from organizers addressing the tournament’s current situation.

A couple of weeks ago, the tournament organization confirmed its 2025 dates, February 24 to March 1, and announced standard renovation efforts in the food and commercial areas of the venue.

While those improvements are presumably halted, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, and Tommy Paul are among the top players who have signed up to play the Mexican Open next year.