Five Grand Slams? A macroproject rocambolesco threatens Mutual Madrid Open

For a long time, the world of Saudi Arabia landing in ATP circuit has long been spoken. His desire to expand his influence on the sports world and the huge amount of money they administer gossip about creating a tenth 1000 masters in lands earlier.

However, this is not in Arabia where the good tsunami will be brewing, but in Italy. According to the newspaper ‘La Stampa’, The Italian Tennis and Padel Federation (FITP) will present an offer of nearly 550 million dollars to IMG, the current -owned Mutua Madrid Open.

Turin newspaper information indicates that The goal is to get the calendar week to expand to two full weeks the duration of masters 1000 from RomeOne status that only grand slam contests have.

And that’s it That’s the great dream of fitp: fix a fifth bigsomething that seems unlikely, at least in short and medium terms.

It all comes in the middle of Rumors of sale of some IMG company events, including Mutua Madrid Open and the Miami OpenA situation that provoked Saudi Arabia’s interest in entering the ATP.

What is clear that, with Jannik Sinner’s conclusion, in Italy they bet very strong for tennis, as clearly at the end of last year with the The agreements reached by the Fitp to house the final Davis Cup until 2027 and to renew the agreement to continue posting ATP FinalsThat will be passed from Turin to Milan from this 2025.

In addition, there are plans to expand Stadio Dei Marmi, one of the four complexity of the Italic Forum, headquarters of the 1000 Masters of Rome. It is stated Three new hints will be built, one of them is called ‘Superbennis Arena’, with capacity for 6,500 viewersand two others with about 700 seats.