the Internationals of San Marino promoted Atp 125
It’s no secret that the San Marino Tennis Federationwas working to raise the level of the Tennis Internationals with the aim of bringing the tournament back to the same standard as when they won the Award as best challenger in the world. And just today, in the year in which the San Marino Tennis Federation will celebrate the milestone of 30 editions of its reference event, the International Tennis San Marino Open are preparing to make a decisive leap in quality. The ATP has in fact accepted, thanks to the tenacity and work done by the Federation in recent years, the request to upgrade the tournament, making it official promotion to ATP125the top category at Challenger level.
The FST has signed a three-year contract that will commit it to respecting a whole series of organizational standards, starting with the prize money, which will rise to $160,000.
This is a path that the Federation has undertaken in collaboration with the institutions, in particular the Secretariat of State for Sport, the Secretariat of State for Tourism and the CONS, in order to redevelop the tournament and make it an increasingly popular appointment of national interest. Starting with the protagonists: the category upgrade will also open participation to tennis players who boast a ranking between positions number 10 and 50, significantly raising the level of the tournament with the exception of seeing great champions on the courts of the Cassa di Risparmio Tennis Center .
From July 31st to August 6th
The dates are also official, ranging from July 31st to August 6th. “We agreed to sign the upgrade by inserting the clause to bring the tournament forward to the first week of August – explains the federal president Christian Forcellini -, both because those are the traditional dates on which our tournament has always been held in the past, and because this location will allow us to have the strongest players here in Europe before their departure for America in preparation for the US Open .
Organizing an ATP125 Challenger is a project and a choice we made in collaboration with the Secretariat of State for Sport and the government itself in order to have an event of an important level, which can allow us to have considerable visibility, even on television , and to promote the name of San Marino through sport. It is undoubtedly a considerable commitment, which will require the collaboration of the whole country: institutions, services and the entire organizational machine. The Federation is ready to do its part and put all its efforts into honoring this great commitment and this important opportunity as much as possible. The growth path has just begun, the appointment for all sportsmen and enthusiasts is for this summer on the courts of the Cassa di Risparmio Tennis Center.”