Djokovic Takes Acapulco Wild Card

Novak Djokovic will delight his Latin American fans by making his ATP World Tour debut in the region next week after accepting a wild card into the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

The World No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings joins a stellar field that featuring five other players inside the Top 10, including Milos Raonic, Rafael Nadal, Marin Cilic Dominic Thiem and David Goffin. Rounding out the lineup are Juan Martin del Potro, Nick Kyrgios and Ivo Karlovic.

The Serbian’s only tournament in Latin America as a junior or pro was the 2016 Rio Olympics (l. to Del Potro in 1R). He played three exhibition matches in Chile and Argentina during the 2013 off-season, two of which were against Nadal.

Djokovic is competing in his third ATP World Tour event of the season, having opened the year by defeating Andy Murray in the Doha final before receiving a surprise second-round loss at the Australian Open to Denis Istomin. He has not competed since scoring a victory over #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov during Serbia’s 4-0 first-round Davis Cup win earlier this month over Russia.