The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced that an ATP 250 tournament (the lowest tier of annual men’s tennis tournaments) in Belgrade, Serbia, will take place from November 3rd-9th.
‘atptour.com’ stated that the tournament will be played on the indoor hard court at the Belgrade Arena, a multipurpose venue and host of the historic 2010 and 2013 Davis Cup Finals.
London (UK)-based the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour (sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men), the ATP Challenger Tour (a series of international men’s professional tennis tournaments) and the ATP Champions Tour (a men’s tennis tour that features the retired tennis professionals and the former Grand Slam champions and the World No.1s).
The 19,394-capacity Belgrade Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is designed as a universal hall for sports, cultural events and other programs.
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men’s tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries making it the world’s largest annual team sporting competition.
London (UK)-based the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up the ITF’s membership.
‘atptour.com’ quoted Djordje Djokovic, Belgrade Open Tournament Director, as stating, “We are grateful that we got a chance to organize yet another ATP 250 tournament, this time on a hard court surface. Belgrade has a successful history in hard court tournaments as some of the most exciting Davis Cup matches and finals were played here many years ago. We are excited to continue with this tradition and try to make everything even more exciting and better, this time with an ATP tournament.”
The tournament was initially due to be held in Gijón, Spain, but was relocated due to unforeseen operational matters. The relocation will see the event held in Belgrade for an initial two-year period.
All other tournaments on the 2024 ATP Tour calendar remain unchanged at this time and are planned to take place as scheduled.
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