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Tennis insider Jose Morgado shared his thoughts on Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, and Tommy Paul participating in exhibition tournaments that overlap with the official ATP calendar.
On Friday, January 24, renowned tennis commentator Morgado took to X (formerly Twitter) to highlight an unusual situation where two specific tournaments overlapped on the same date.
He captioned his post with a sharp remark:
“A terrible look, really.”
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The Mexican Open in Acapulco, a prestigious ATP 500 hard-court tournament, is set to take place from February 24 to March 1, 2025. The tournament will feature top tennis stars, includig Zverev, Fritz, Paul, Ben Shelton, and Tiafoe.
The controversy arose when it was revealed that several players were scheduled to participate in another tournament on the same dates. The MGM Rewards Slam, an exhibition event hosted by MGM Resorts, features stars such as Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, and Tommy Paul. The matches are set to take place on March 1-2, 2025, at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort in the USA.
Questions have been raised about the integrity of matches involving Zverev, Paul, and Fritz due to a potential scheduling conflict. If any of them were to reach the final of the ATP tournament, it could overlap with their exhibition match scheduled for March 1.
A look into Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz & Tommy Paul’s campaign at Australian Open 2025
Alexander Zverev has had a remarkable Australian Open campaign so far, building on his impressive 2024 season, where he reached the semifinals but fell short against Daniil Medvedev. This year, The 27-year-old German has battled his way to the final with victories over Lucas Pouille, Pedro Martinez, Jacob Fearnley, Ugo Humbert, Tommy Paul, and Novak Djokovic.
Zverev advanced to the final of the Australian Open 2025 after his semifinal clash with Novak Djokovic on January 25. The match ended prematurely as the Serb was forced to retire due to an injury. Zverev will now face defending champion Jannik Sinner in the final on Sunday, January 26.
Meanwhile, Taylor Fritz began his campaign with a match against fellow American Jenson Brooksby, securing a three-set victory to advance to the next round, where he faced Cristian Garin. However, in the third round, Fritz encountered 38-year-old Gael Monfils. Despite a hard-fought battle, Fritz was defeated in a grueling four-set match, marking an early exit from the tournament.
Tommy Paul advanced to the Quarterfinals of the tournament, where he faced Alexander Zverev in a hard-fought battle but ultimately suffered a defeat. Paul began his campaign against Australia's Christopher O'Connell and went on to defeat Japan’s Kei Nishikori, as well as Spaniards Roberto Carballés Baena and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, in the earlier rounds.
