(ANSA) – FLORENCE, 21 JUL – The UniCredit Firenze Open, the ATP 250 tournament that marks the return, after 28 years, of great tennis to the Tuscan capital, was presented at Palazzo Vecchio. The tournament will take place from 10 to 16 October 2022 in the spaces of the new Palazzo Wanny, on fields in Green Set, with the former tennis player Paolo Lorenzi (already number 33 Atp in 2017) as director. The last time the ATP circuit made a stop in Florence was in 1994, when the tournament was played on clay.
“The fact that the ATP has assigned to Fit the organization of two tournaments – explained Angelo Binaghi, Fit president, also referring to the ATP 250 that will be played in Naples from 17 to 23 October – represents a further recognition of the skills. organization of the Federation “. The president and CEO of Sport and health, Vito Cozzoli, in a video link, underlined that “the marriage between ATP and Florence will bring prestige to both great tennis and the city. It is a marriage that Sport e salute has worked on for a long time”. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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