He Royal Tennis Club Barcelona-1899 organized a gala dinner this Wednesday at National Art Museum of Catalonia to celebrate its 125th anniversary. The party is one of the best nights of the year in Barcelona, with more than 700 attendees and with a focus on tennis and the history of the club. The hosts of the gala, made by Pepitos Brothersis Helena Garcia Melero and Jose Corbachowho came out in a DeLorean to go back in time and remember the essence of one of the most famous entities in Barcelona with many audiovisual surprises.
Rafael Nadal The most outstanding player in the history of RCTB-1899 was not able to attend the dinner in person, but he wanted to participate with an emotional connection from Manacor, where through a giant screen he sent a message of congratulations and thanks to the club for being a very important pillar in his sports career.
“That the central court of Royal Tennis Club Barcelona-1899 to carry my name is a tremendous honor and something I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I hope to celebrate many more anniversaries with the club,” highlighted the Mallorcan tennis player, twelve-time winner of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadellwho is training to deal with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Another world tennis number one and club figure, Arantxa Sánchez Vicarioalso did not want to miss the celebration and attended the dinner to honor the members who turned 50 years old and the only one who reached 75. Other tennis players who marked the history of this sport also did not want to miss out the gala dinner. and the club like Carlos Costa, Albert Costa, Sergi Bruguera, David Ferrer, Alberto Berasategui, Tommy Robredo, Balazs Taroczy, Lis Arilla or Juan Albert Viloca.
Dinner is prepared Nandu Jubany, renowned chef with a Michelin starwith its entire catering team and the final celebratory dessert was made by LLuc Crusellas, who in 2022 received recognition as the best master chocolatier in the world. RCTB-1899 has been celebrating its 125th anniversary since January with an annual calendar full of activities, such as the Inaugural Gala held in February at Great Teatre del Liceu and it was a complete success. The club has the support of many companies to celebrate its 125th anniversary: Caixabank, Estrella Damm, Occident, Mango, La Vanguardia, Coca-Cola, Austral, Nussli, BTravel, Mundo Deportivo, Gramona, Torres, Dunlop, Wilson and Lindt.
Source: La Verdad
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