Bolzano is building the international tennis stage

The tennis courts of the TC Municipality of Bozen have been prepared, and from Saturday - with the start of the qualification - it's time again: the stage is clear for the clay court artists! “The field of participants will be determined on Friday. But I can already assure you that some top-class players will be playing with us,” exulted Paolo Bonvicini at the official tournament presentation.

An Argentine as a big favorite The club president was probably thinking primarily of the Argentinian Hernan Casanova, who is number one at the Bolzano ITF tournament. The South American is ranked 279th in the world. Other hot candidates for tournament victory are the 21-year-old Viennese Lenny Hampel, who is number two in the main draw, and the former top 200 player Marko Tepavac from Serbia. The wide lectern at the official tournament presentation. © SN

They all want to follow in the footsteps of Briton Kyle Edmund. “He won the tournament in Bolzano five years ago and is now number 16 in the world,” recalled Richard Weißensteiner, President of the South Tyrolean Tennis Association. Tournament director Roland Sandrin promptly agreed: “The Bolzano tournament is a real springboard for young players. Top international talents come to us year after year. Nevertheless: We would also like to give the South Tyroleans a chance to prove themselves.” The local talents Georg Winkler, Alex Weis, Joy Vigan, Horst Rieder, Patric Prinoth and Erwin Tröbinger, who regularly attract attention at ITF tournaments, are likely to be there prick up your ears at these statements. “The South Tyroleans also get a chance” The tournament organizers have one wild card for the main draw and three for qualification. Who these will go to will be revealed at the tournament draw on Friday. At that point at the latest, a touch of international tennis will once again blow through the small tennis facility in Gries. The top ten of the “Entry List” of the Bolzano ITF tournament*: 1.Hernan Casanova (ARG/ATP number 279) 2. Lenny Hampel (AUT/374) 3. Gonzalo Escobar (ECU/382) 4. Daniel Dutra da Silva (BRA/389) 5. Marko Tepavac (SRB/412) 6. Tobias Simon (GER/428) 7. Bruno Sant'Anna (BRA/439) 8. Pietro Rondoni (ITA/441) 9. Riccardo Bonadio (ITA/487) 10. Camillo Ugo Carabelli (ARG/507)

*As of July 25th

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Bolzano is building the international tennis stage

From Saturday, the tennis facility in Gries will once again be the venue for the $25.000 “Alperia Trophy”, which is once again attracting international tennis stars to South Tyrol this year. The seventh edition of the tournament was presented to the press on Wednesday.

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