Julia Görges: "Playing on grass in Berlin is something very special!"
Ground-breaking ceremony begins intensive preparatory phase for the Grass Court Championships in Berlin, which will be held for the first time in 2020.
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last edit: Nov 21, 2019, 06:32 pm
In exactly seven months, the premier winner will be announced at the Grass Court Championships Berlin! After Angelique Kerber, who celebrated one of her greatest triumphs at the "holy" Lawn in Wimbledon in 2018, Julia Görges has now confirmed her participation in the WTA Premier tournament at the LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin. Thus, the two currently best tennis players in Germany at the lawn tennis highlight from 13 to 21 June 2020 in Berlin at the start. "Tournaments in Germany always have a special incentive - and playing on grass in Berlin is something very special. As in the past, Berlin will continue to be one of the highlights of the ladies' tour in the future, so I'm really looking forward to being here next year, "emphasizes Görges, who reached the semi-finals last year Wimbledon has impressively demonstrated her qualities on grass.
Barbara Rittner, who will direct the future of the Grass Court Championships as Tournament Director, is also thrilled with the WTA comeback in Berlin: "Back in Berlin and knowing that we will play another WTA tournament here from 2020 onwards , is fantastic. I have so many beautiful memories of this tournament that motivate me for my new tasks extremely ", sprayed Rittner literally with zest for action.
Support from Wimbledon
"We at the All England Club are committed to making our contribution to a strong and successful grass season and to ensuring that players find the best ways to play and train on the grass in the run-up to the Wimbledon Championships. We look forward to supporting this exciting new WTA tournament in a historic club and a great city. We congratulate our partners e | motion sports and Octagon as well as all other participants on a first-class event starting in 2020. We wish the tournament every success, "said Ian Hewitt, Vice Chairman of All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the close collaboration between Wimbledon and Berlin.