bett1Aces in Berlin - Zverev, Thiem and Co. in front of spectators!
Edwin Weindorfer and his emotion Group bring the stars to Berlin. And at bett1Aces both women and men have a top-class field. And in front of spectators after the organizers' hygiene concept was nodded off by politicians.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jun 30, 2020, 12:43 pm
Actually, Edwin Weindorfer should treat himself to a few well-deserved rest hours these days: the tournament calendar had in the past few weeks planned for the traditional MercedesCup in Stuttgart and the first edition of the bett1Open in Berlin. Corona intervened, both events weren't going to take place until 2021. Weindorfer took professional notice of the rejections, even if his tennis heart hurts.
Starting in Stuttgart. “Everything was arranged for a great tennis festival this year. Especially because the seats at the TC Weißenhof are in perfect condition, ”said Weindorfer a few days ago in conversation with sportradio360 . Rafael Nadal , Dominic Thiem , Lucas Pouille, Roger Federer and last year Matteo Berrettini entered the winners lists after the change to lawn, which turned out to be the right thing afterwards. Also because of the close cooperation with Wimbledon.
Svitolina, Kvitova, Bertens, Görges at the start
This is also available for the newly created WTA tournament at the LTTC "Rot-Weiß" Berlin, where top tennis will still take place in the German capital between July 13 and 19. In a special constellation: Six women and six men will play a blitz tournament on the lawn and hard court (at Tempelhof Airport).
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"In Berlin the women took the gentlemen on the trip," continued Weindorfer. “The bett1Open are a women's tournament that we would have played a few days ago. We already had Cori Gauff and Angelique Kerber as participants, and also Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin. And the idea came from our sponsor. And we now have three top 12 players with Elina Svitolina, with Kiki Bertens and with Petra Kvitova. Plus Julia Görges and Andrea Petkovic. "
“So the men really only got there, with Dominic Thiem and Sascha Zverev. And Nick Kyrgios and Tommy Haas and NextGen champion Jannik Sinner. “But it was all in the flow, not just the two starting positions still open. The good news from the perspective of tennis fans: not only that Eurosport broadcasts live - no, spectators will also be allowed. For the turf event from July 13 to 15, 2020 in the Steffi Graf Stadium of the LTTC "Rot-Weiß" eV, 800 tickets will be put on for the three match days. For the tournament on Hardcourt from July 17 to 19, 2020 in Hangar 6 at Tempelhof Airport, 200 tickets are sold per day.
“We are very happy that we can welcome spectators to a sporting event in Germany for the first time in this challenging time. This means that bett1ACES is taking on a pioneering role, which of course we take very seriously. We have a great responsibility in the current difficult situation and will take rigorous hygiene and protective measures for all players as well as spectators and employees, taking into account the official requirements. Since the whole tennis world will look to Berlin for the tournaments, the participants and all employees must be aware of their role model function, ”Weindorfer emphasized in a press release on Monday.