Challenger in Val Gardena: This is what the field of participants looks like

Even if the tournament is based on the local stars Jannik Sinner (who triumphed in Val Gardena last year) and Andreas Seppi (won here in 2013 and 2014) have to do without , the field of participants is impressive, led by two top 100 players (as of November 10th). Two top 100 players Number 1 on the seeding list will be the young Finn Emil Ruusuvuori, who is ranked 87th in the world after reaching the semi-finals at the ATP tournament in Nur-Sultan recently. The second man from the top 100 in the field is Yannick Hanfmann (ATP 98) from Germany. In addition to young star Lorenzo Musetti (ATP 126), three other Italians are directly in the main field: Federico Gaio (ATP 138), Lorenzo Giustino (ATP 148) and Roberto Marcora (ATP 178). Last year's finalist Sebastian Ofner (ATP 158) from Austria is also there. Jannik Sinner will complete his season after this week's ATP tournament in Sofia, where he moved into the second round on Tuesday. “His coach Riccardo Piatti did everything to bring Jannik to Ortisei, we even thought of hosting a Challenger 90 to be able to give Sinner a wild card that he couldn't get at a Challenger 80. But we also understand Jannik, who has to think about his future and needs a break because he wants to travel to Australia at the beginning of December,” says OC President Ellis Kasslatter. After the round of XNUMX exit in Kazakhstan at the end of October, Andreas Seppi ended his season early and decided not to take part in any further tournaments. All eyes are on Musetti For tournament director Ambros Hofer, “the 2020 edition is a very special one with a strict security protocol and of course completely without an audience. We still have a lot of interesting players in the field. Everyone is excited Lorenzo Musetti, who has made great progress this year. Unfortunately, fans can’t watch the games in the hall, but at least they can watch them via live stream on the internet.” Wild card for a person from Val Gardena The Italian tennis association FIT awarded its two wild cards for the main draw on Tuesday to Giulio Zeppieri (18 years old, number 319 in the world rankings) and to the 17-year-old Luca Nardi (ATP 797). The organizers' wild card in the main draw always goes to a player from Val Gardena. Either to Patric Prinoth from St. Christina or Erwin Tröbinger from Wolkenstein, who is the same age. One of the two will play in the main draw, the other in the qualification. The Italian association has awarded its two wild cards in the qualification, which begins on Saturday and in which 16 players are fighting for 4 places in the main draw, to Matteo Arnaldi and Francesco Forti.

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Challenger in Val Gardena: This is what the field of participants looks like

The 11th edition of the Sparkasse Challenger Val Gardena South Tyrol is just around the corner. South Tyrol's largest tennis tournament will take place this year from November 14th to 22nd under strict security requirements and without an audience.

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