Tennis player Santiago Gonzalez is thought to be the main attraction of the Casino Open tournament 2007 that started this week with the opening ceremony and an exhibit match in the Mexicali Casino. Gonzalez is placed in the 194th position of the official ATP ranking with 284 points.
Last week, Gonzalez was eliminated from the round of eight of the doubles tournament of Forrest Hill in New York, which is worth 50 thousand. In the doubles mode, Gonzalez is placed in the 350th position with 95 points in 19 tournaments.
Enrique Siqueiros Lozoya, sports manager of the club holding the tournament, mentioned that whoever turns out to be the winner will receive a prize of two thousand dollars, the second place will get one thousand and the semi-finalists five hundred.
Entrance to the New Colony Club will be free and in the first game Santiago Gonzalez will play, he will be facing local tennis player Mario Lopez, as soon as the opening ceremony is over.