Acapulco, Guerrero.- On behalf of Raúl Ramírez, the best Mexican tennis player of all time, his children Raúl and Rebeca attended.
The tribute to the athlete from Ensenada was recorded at the Mexican Tennis Open, in Acapulco, Guerrero.
“The only reason why my father is not here is because he is at home, fighting the most difficult rival of his entire life, the last rival, Parkinson’s disease, but we are trying hard…”, said Raúl Ramírez Sayalero.
The following text was published on the page of the Mexican Tennis Open:
The organizers of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC paid, in this special XXX anniversary edition, a tribute to a Mexican tennis legend: Raúl Ramírez, the best professional tennis player the country has produced.
On the field of the Arena GNP Seguros stadium, Ramírez’s family received a tribute to his outstanding and brilliant career, which was recognized by the fans who gave him a long applause.
The Mexican came to rank 4th in the world singles ranking and was No. 1 in doubles in November 1976. In his career, which spanned from 1973 to 1984, Ramírez won 60 titles, achievements with which he made tennis great. Mexican.
Of that total number of titles, 19 were in singles and 60 in doubles, including the Masters in Rome (1975) and Monte Carlo (1978). In addition, he became the only Mexican to have reached the semifinals in singles at Wimbledon in 1976.
The national served as an inspiration for his predecessors, he shone at a time when he competed with the great players of his time, including Björn Borg, Guillermo Vilas, Illie Nastase, Jimmy Connors.
