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Hurkacz, Báez Reach Cancun Open Semifinals; Mexican Doubles Teams Advance
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Hurkacz, Báez Reach Cancun Open Semifinals; Mexican Doubles Teams Advance

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Hubert Hurkacz and Sebastián Báez advanced to the singles semifinals of the Cancun Country Open 2026 ATP Challenger 125.
  • Hurkacz will face Moez Echargui, while Báez will play Lloyd Harris in the men's singles semifinals.
  • Four Mexican players will compete in the doubles semifinals, with at least one guaranteed a spot in the final.

The Cancun Country Open 2026 is set for its singles and doubles semifinals after a competitive quarterfinal round. Polish player Hubert Hurkacz, a former world number six, secured his semifinal spot by defeating Roman Safiulin in straight sets. He will now face Tunisia's Moez Echargui.

Argentinian Sebastián Báez, the tournament's top seed, also advanced to the semifinals with a dominant win over Hong Kong's Coleman Wong. Báez is scheduled to compete against South African Lloyd Harris in the other men's singles semifinal.

In the doubles competition, the Cancun Country Open features four Mexican players. Luis Carlos Álvarez and Alan Magadan will team up to play against Miguel Reyes-Varela and his Belarusian partner Ivan Liutarevich. This guarantees at least one Mexican pair will reach the doubles final. Meanwhile, Santiago González, a past champion, and his Taiwanese partner Ray Ho will face India's Sriram Balaji and Anirudh Chandrasekar.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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