Sinner competes against the tennis elite in Berlin

For Sinner (number 73 in the world rankings), who has been training in Monte Carlo again since the beginning of May, it will be the first tournament since the beginning of March. In addition to the 18-year-old South Tyrolean, the men's world number three is among others. Dominic Thiem, local hero Alexander Zverev and the Australian Nick Kyrgios serve. There are discussions with two Grand Slam winners. “Whenever it comes to tennis, we will of course ask Roger Federer if he would like to,” said tournament director Edwin Weindorfer. Two mini tournaments The game will be played from July 13th to 15th on grass in the Steffi Graf Stadium with six men and women each. The same field of participants will then compete in the second tournament from July 17th to 19th - on hard court in the hangar on Tempelhofer Feld. In addition to the German Julia Görges, the world number 5 also takes part in the women's competition. Elina Svitolina from Ukraine and the Dutch Kiki Bertens (number 7 in the world). No spectators and strict hygiene concept Due to the corona pandemic, the tournaments are currently being held without spectators. “However, you won’t just see empty stands. “Cool things are being implemented,” promised Weindorfer. There is no handshake and there are no line judges. These are being replaced by “electronic line calls”. The event is subject to a strict hygiene concept and we are working very closely with health authorities and the Berlin Senate, it said. The tournament, which is endowed with a total of 200.000 euros, starts on the first day of the tournament with two quarter-final games. The two best players according to the world rankings are directly seeded for the semi-finals. There should also be a game for third place. The professionals cannot collect world ranking points. The official tennis season has been interrupted since the beginning of March and will be suspended until at least mid-July. However, an extension of the break is considered certain.

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Sinner competes against the tennis elite in Berlin

Tennis in Berlin will still take place in summer 2020. The game is played on different surfaces. Jannik Sinner from Pusteria will also return to the tennis stage in Germany's capital.

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