{"id":869,"date":"2019-10-29T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"2019-10-29T16:43:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:43:03","slug":"abierto-nacional-2019-mexico-city-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/29\/abierto-nacional-2019-mexico-city-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Abierto Nacional 2019 (Mexico City) Wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Estrada tops a solid field with a couple of good wins to take the title. Photo via US Open 2019, Photographer: Kevin Savory<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a quick wrap up of the excellent RKT event held this past weekend in Mexico City, Mexico, which featured a solid set of top seeds of Mexican Nationals, a full 32-man Open draw, and a solid 15-team doubles draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R2 Sports App<\/a> link:https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/tourney\/home.asp?TID=31579<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even experienced fans may have had a tough time recognizing the bulk of the draw in this event; past the top 8 seeds there are not too many players who have appeared in pro events in the past, but the top seeds in this event made for a great saturday\/sunday of action. Lets recap the action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were no real surprises in the round of 32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 16s, just two close matches:
– #12 Jordy Alonso<\/a> stretched #5 Ernesto Ochoa<\/a> to a breaker before falling.
– #7 Oscar Nieto<\/a> was taken to the limit by #10 Alejandro Romo Gonzalez<\/a> advancing 11-10 to the quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quarters featured top-level racquetball by number of Mexico’s finest:
– #1 @Gerardo Gerardo Franco Gonzalez<\/a> took out youngster Erick Cuevas<\/a> 12,3. Franco had benefited from the rare double forfeit to basically get a bye into the quarters here.
– #5 Ochoa got a very solid win over #4 Alan Natera Chavez<\/a> 11,4. Ochoa lost to Natera in a local Juarez event earlier this year, but turned the tides to take this solid win.
– #3 Javier Estrada<\/a> had the most impressive win in the round, avenging a loss in the Juarez event earlier this year and topping the dangerous former WRT champ Alex Cardona<\/a> 11,13 to move on. Since his Black Gold win, Estrada has struggled to maintain consistency in his results and could use a solid run of wins.
– #2 Javier Mar<\/a>, the tourney favorite despite being seeded behind Franco, eased past NIeto 5,10 to setup an excellent semi against Estrada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the semis, a couple of upsets and surprising results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #5 Ochoa continued his run of upsets, taking out #1 Franco in two solid games. Great tourney for Ochoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #3 Estrada outlasted #2 Mar in an 11-8 tie-breaker. This is the best win Estrada has had since he took the Black Gold Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the final, Estrada held off Ochoa’s attempts in game 2 to push the match to a tiebreaker and took the title 9,14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the solid Doubles draw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mar\/Ochoa, as the 1 seeds, advanced to the final with a walkover win over Ruben Martinez\/Romo in the semis.
– Franco\/Cardona upset the #2 seeded team of Estrada\/Natera 11-8 to make the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final, Cardona continued to show why he’s one of the best doubles players out there by helping his team to victory, winning 10,13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great event, I hope they continue it and coordinate with the IRT next year so there’s not a scheduling conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RKT<\/a>
Federaci\u00f3n Mexicana de Raquetbol<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a quick wrap up of the excellent RKT event held this past weekend in Mexico City, Mexico, which featured a solid set of top seeds of Mexican Nationals, a full 32-man Open draw, and a solid 15-team doubles draw. R2 Sports App link:https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/tourney\/home.asp?TID=31579 Even experienced fans may have had a tough time recognizing the bulk … <\/p>\n

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