Spanish players are up to something curious by the time severe confinement ends across the country. Revealed it this Thursday Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, while participating in the chapter 16 of CONFINED, the direct ones that AS does on Instagram with characters from the world of sports. “We have a group of Spanish tennis players and we are organizing a tour to be called Artichoke Tour (The Artichoke Tour). They will be a couple of tournaments to keep up and play in Spain, because at the moment we are not going to be able to leave, “says the 20-year-old from Malaga and 97th in the world ranking.
“The ATP does not plan to do anything until July 13, and we have thought about it to play some serious game and that people, if they can come, enjoy it too,” says Alex., which clarifies that it is not a private or private initiative: “We would set it up with the Federation, which will organize it in the end, but we will decide the format, which we want to be the most fun for us and for those who see it.”
Not all the details are yet outlined, neither places nor dates, although it is certain that the RFET tour will pass through Madrid, Valencia and Lleida if it can be held in the end. “There will be a very good level and it will be cool to play in teams, in doubles … to kill time, because I think we will not be able to return to the international circuit until next year”, concludes Davidovich, who clarifies that “all the top-100 Spanish tennis players are involved in the idea.”