El Open Castilla y Len-Villa del El Espinarthe most classic of the Spanish ATP Challengers, was officially presented at the Diputación de Segovia announcing the full return to the normal and his increase: the tournament recovers, along with the XXXVI edition of the men’s tournament, the women’s ITF incorporated in 2015 and that this year will dispute its sixth edition, as health requirements cannot be held in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
The novelty is that this year the two tournaments will be played for the first time entirely at the facilities of the Pedro Muoz Sports Complex at El Espinar Stationwhich to the effect have two new tracks.
In this year’s edition, in the 90+H category, which will take place from July 25 to 31, four former tournament champions appear in the final draw: Fernando VerdascoUgo HumbertEugeni Donskoy and Nicholas Kuhn. In the list of the ITF 25K the Dutch Lesley appears as the first favorite Patinama-Kerkhovefollowed by Seone MndezJamie Loeb and French Jessica Ponchet, second champion of the tournament. Also included is the Hungarian Timea Babsdoubles champion in doubles of the Open of Australia y Roland Garrosalways together with the French Kristina Mladenovic.
As is known, the Open Castilla y Len has champions of the level of Rafael NadalJuan Martin of the ColtRoger Federer (doubles), Emily Sanchez VicarPablo Carreo o Sergi Brugueraand Paula Badosa in the female box. Atypical tournament at the time of its creation in Spanish tennis, because it is played on a fast track and at height (1,300 meters), it is not surprising that the players who pass through its courts shine on the circuit not too long after their successes in El Espinar. . The 2021 finalist, Tim Van Rijthovenhas been, for example, one of the protagonists of last clay court season.
In the presentation Virginia Roandirector of the tournament, praised the construction of two new tracks that will make it possible to fulfill “one of Pedro’s dreams [fundador del torneo y fallecido en la pandemia de COVID en enero de 2021] and mine by being able to play both the men’s and women’s tournaments from the first ball in the same place.” Miguel Dazpresident of the RFET highlighted the importance of the tournament as a catalyst for the successes of Spanish tennis and Gonzalo Santonja, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Junta de Castilla y León, valued the longevity of the Tournament, which celebrates its 36th edition and added that in this event, historically “there are the tennis players who are and those who will be” connecting in this way with this year’s slogan: ‘Talent Factory’. Javier Figueredomayor of El Espinar, launched the challenge for the tournament to recover Category 100. Miguel Ángel by Vincentpresident of the Segovia Provincial Council, emphasized the role of the tournament in promoting tourism in Segovia.
