Mexican Bruno Echagaray
(photo courtesy Club Casablanca)

The ATP Challenger Tour continues at Club Casablanca in Cancun, with some of the top young talent in the world competing for ranking points and a cash prize of $35 000 USD.  Cancun Travel representatives were at the club yesterday to bring you a report of some exciting tennis in Cancun.

Ranked 116, Rui Machado from Portugal continued his success in the tournament, beating Guillermo Olaso from Spain 7-5 and 6-3 and gaining a spot in the quarter finals despite struggling in the opening set.  In one of the most exciting matches of the night, Austrian Haider Maurer defeated Germany’s Lars Poerschke 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3 in a hotly contested battle that lasted almost two hours .

Mexico was well represented in last night’s matches, though crowd favourite Bruno Rodriguez was ultimately defeated by Marcel Felder from Uruguay.  Despite the loss, the crowd enthusiastically applauded the efforts of the Mexican player.  The Mexican doubles team, Bruno Echagaray and Miguel Gallardo-Valles move forward in the tournament, defeating the team of Nicolás Lapentti from Ecuador and hometown hero Marco Antonio Pacheco, a coach at Club Casablanca Cancun.

The tournament continues this week, with the final games to be played on Sunday November 22nd.  Cancun Travel will be at Club Casablanca tonight for more world class tennis matches and the “Sport and Fashion” runway show featuring clothes and accessories from top designers.  We’ll have more photos up soon, check out our Facebook page for a peek at all the action from Cancun.  Stay tuned!

Tennis anyone?

Club Casablanca is THE place to be November 16-22, 2009 as some of the top men’s tennis players in the world come to Cancun for the ATP Challenger Tour. With a top prize of $35 000 USD and a chance to earn ATP ranking points, the tournament will bring world class talent to the Mexican Caribbean to compete.

The ATP Challenger Tour is a vital step for up and coming tennis stars. The tournaments provide great opportunities for players to gain ATP ranking points, as well as bringing first class entertainment to the fans of the game. The world’s top tennis talents started with the Challenger Tour, including Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The tournament at Club Casablanca is a chance to see the future greats of tennis at work.

Top players from around the world will be fighting for victory, including Peru’s Rui Machado and former Olympic champion from Chile, Nicolas Massu. Santiago González from Veracruz, Mexico has had some impressive performances this year, he’s one to watch and will have the Mexican fans cheering from the sidelines.

Club Casablanca is proud to present this world class event, bringing top level talent to the community of Cancun. The tournament is open to the public, contact the club for more information regarding tickets.

If you can’t make the tournament, we’ll bring it to you! Cancun Travel will be reporting live from the events on Twitter and Facebook and we couldn’t be more excited.  Follow us on or join our fan page to keep up with all the action.