Black flooring makes a debut in the ATP tournaments
12.02.2018
The start of the New York Open tournament with a prize pool of $ 746, 450. The race moved to Long Island after 41 consecutive years at Memphis. The more curious, however, is that for the first time in a race from the ATP calendar, the pavement will be black. We wanted to do something different, tournament director Josh Reype said in an interview with the New York Times. This is a new tournament, a new place and no one knows what to expect, he added. The black court is not new to tennis. It was first used in the Laver Cup debut in September 2017 and received positive feedback.
That inspired us. It looked as if they were playing on the Broadway scene, Rafe added. The Central Court is for 6, 000 spectators and the best American tennis players such as Sam Quouri and John Isner will take part in the tournament. The New York Open will also be marked by the return of Kai Nishikori to ATP Tour for the first time since August 2017.
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