Gustavo Santoscoy, director of the Guadalajara Tennis OpenMaster 1,000 of the WTA, the Spaniards were recognized this Saturday Paula Badosa and Garbiñe Muguruza will be two beloved tennis players of the tournament that will take place from October 17 to 23.
“Badosa participated since the category 125 tournamentknows the city, the public, people recognize it and it is one of the favorites; Garbiñe won the hearts of Mexicans when he appeared in the soccer team’s jersey last year, will be two of those who agree (preferred)“, said the director in an interview with Efe.
Paula Badosa arrived at the Open fourth in the world rankinga year after placing in the semifinals of the Guadalajara-based teachers’ tournament, where Muguruza won the title.
Although he dropped to thirteenth place in the world list, Garbiñe will become one of the most followed players And she will arrive surrounded by expectations due to the possibility of the Hispanic woman regaining her level of play in a country where, in addition to winning the teachers’ competition, she has two titles in Monterrey, in 2017 and 2018.
Santoscoy celebrated that the Master, with a prize of 2.8 million dollars, brings together 47 of the best 50 best tennis players in the world, who, as he assured, will feel the support of the people.
“We will present a great tournament, just 10 days away, advanced to the last detailsbetween Monday and Tuesday the first players will start to arrive, with the Canadian Leylah Fernández and the American Sloane Stephens,” he confirmed.
The Guadalajara Open will be played on four hard courtsthe main one with a capacity for 7,500 fans and the Grand Stand, which is enabled for 2,600, as well as two alternatives, with 1,500 seats each.
The director of the tournament accepted that, although they only focus on organizing the Master in the best way, they have in mind to remain in the future as a venue for the competition that brings together the best tennis players.
“We want to stay like 1,000, not for a year, two or three, but as long as possible. We have reached the top of world tennis and no one expected it in such a short time,” said Santoscoy, referring to the growth of the competition in western Mexico that in less than four years jumped from level 125 to 1,000.
The tournament in Guadalajara will be the last Premier 1000 of 2022 and will take place two weeks before the WTA finals, based in Fort WorthUnited States, from October 31 to November 7.
Source: La Verdad
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