Many imagined a new Acapulco after the devastation of Hurricane Otis. But the calm has not followed the storm, at least not yet.

The violence has left several dead in the last week alone, with the usual format, bodies shot down or severed heads accompanied by narco-messages. Public and private transport has stopped its activity on several occasions in protest against the attacks they suffer from organized crime. The tennis tournament presents two sides of the coin: on the one hand, the opportunity to boost tourism and employment; on the other, the evidence that basic needs and violence cannot be hidden with a sports showcase.