Sluggish ticket sales for the Davis Cup final in Madrid
There are still tickets to be had: The pre-sale for the first Davis Cup final tournament in Madrid is not yet really on tour.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Nov 06, 2019, 10:56 am
Whoever waged the Davis Cup final in recent years, be it the French, the Croats, the Belgians, etc. - the respective associations could never complain about a lack of demand for tickets. On the contrary: in Zagreb at the meeting with Argentina 2016, it would have been possible to fill the hall at least twice.
With this year, however, everything will be different: Only one team, the Spaniards, enjoy home advantage. How big this athletic will be, is probably related to the health of Rafael Nadal, who is currently tormented by an abdominal muscle injury. All the other 17 teams participating in the final tournament in Caja Magical can only hope for their fans' roadshow. If you look at the water level reports for the ticket sales, then it looks in this regard, not good.
Weaknesses in the morning
"We are pleased with the sales figures for the afternoon sessions and those for Friday through Sunday," said a spokesman for Kosmos, the organizing agency, to the Associated Press. But it would be much harder to get tickets for the morning matches. At any rate, creative ideas did not lack. "We are working with 17 embassies in Spain to reach out to the international communities in Spain." So far apparently without any resounding success. What can not be due to the ticket prices: Who is interested in a match (two singles, a double), can be from 25 euros in the Caja Magical of Madrid here.
In addition to Nadal, Novak Djokovic will make glamor of the top stars in the first place. Roger Federer and Switzerland are also not qualified (although the maestro did not plan to start anyway) like the Austrians did with Dominic Thiem. Alexander Zverev, the German number one, has announced his waiver a long time in advance.