Who to succeed Andrey Rublev? If the list of entrants for the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 will not be known until March 12, the presentation of the next edition of the Monegasque tournament – which will be held from April 6 to 14 – took place this Thursday noon in a hotel in the Principality, in the presence of Andrea Gaudenzi, the president of the ATP.
The tournament director, David Massey, recalled the attendance figures for the 2023 edition, “a record with more than 140,000 people present on the site”, and indicated that reservations are “up 30% at the same time compared to last year.
A protected ranking for Nadal
The Masters 1000 boss also answered questions regarding future headliners. If he expects to see Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner participate, he remains expectant regarding Rafael Nadal, who has not won the tournament since 2018.
“I spoke with his team, he wants to play here after participating in the Indian Wells tournament (March 6 to 17), said David Massey. Fingers crossed that he is in good shape. We hope he will come. He has already won the tournament 11 times. Maybe it will be his 12th. » In the event of an appearance, Massey explained that the Mallorcan will use a protected ranking and not a wild card.
2024-02-15 15:51:59
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