The cancellation of the Madrid Open It can affect several world tennis tournaments. One of them is the 1,000 Rome Masters, for which the ATP is studying to increase the number of tennis players that will play it, as well as adding three days more than event to compensate for the absence of the Madrid championship in the calendar, according to Ubitennis.
Just a few days ago, the Italian authorities rejected the proposal of the tournament in the capital to celebrate it with the public in its stands, although the organization has not lost hope. Now Rome is back in the news for the ATP proposition. “The ATP asked us to expand the BNL Internationals of Italy, with 96 members and three more days of matches. I would also pay the difference in prizes, “said Angelo Binaghi, president of the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT).
In this way, the number of tennis players It will increase to 96 participants, and it would go from the classic seven days of the tournament to ten days. “It is a great opportunity to show the world that we are good at organizing a great tournament. The fact that Madrid is no longer playing has opened a good door for us because we allows more space for the return of the tennis players from New York, “said the FIT chief executive.
On the possibility of opening the doors of the Roman tournament to the spectators, Binaghi does not give up, and compares him to Roland Garros, who will have an audience. “I spoke to the president of the French federation and he told me that they have confirmed the permission for 50% of the audience. And France has 1,500 infections per day compared to our 300 “Binaghi stressed.
The tournament, scheduled from September 20 to 27 -to which could be added three more days of event-, it now has several fronts open. Binaghi announced that the Italian Government has been requested to North American players do not pass the mandatory quarantine. They are also pending return the money for tickets already sold, in case of not being able to finally receive public. Now this proposal is being studied by the ATP, which would give a level jump to the Masters 1,000 in Rome.