Countdown to the ATP tournament in Naples, which will be held April 4 to 12 next, with a prize pool record for Italy and for the Circuit Challenger: 125 thousand dollars (more hospitality), which makes the event of Naples Tennis Club, the second largest in the country, after the Internazionali BNL of Italy in Rome. A year off, due to the organization of the match of the Davis Cup Italy-UK-2014, international success for the city of the Gulf, and here the big tennis tournament individual back on the courts of Naples Tennis Club. With prize five times higher compared to 2013 (from 25 thousand to 125 thousand dollars), the tournament club in Viale Dohrn, which this year celebrates 110 years of history, shows a completely new title sponsor: Capri Watch. It will then be assigned the first edition of Capri Watch Cup. 4 and 5 April will be played the qualifiers; the best four will enter the main draw to 32 players. From 6 April will begin the actual tournament, with the final for the title scheduled for Sunday, April 12.
The Capri Watch Cup, as he recalled the president of the Naples Tennis Club Luca Serra during the presentation of the tournament held in the presence also of the mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris, this year has a role of great prestige in the international calendar. Represents the first European tournament on clay, the symbolic event of an intense season of great events that will culminate in early June with the awarding of the title of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. A calendar date that is worth to Capri Cup Watch the suggestive name of “Tournament of Monte Carlo circuit Challenger”. In the first entry list stand out the names of the top 100 world: the Kazakh Golubev, one of the protagonists of the victory of his Kazakhstan in Davis Cup against Italy’s Fognini and Bolelli and Slovenian Rola.
Among the first Italian members stand the Campanian Potito Starace, four-time winner in Naples. And with him: Cecchinato, Viola and Arnaboldi. Tournament director Angelo Chiaiese assigned to the promises of Italian tennis, Gianluigi Quinzi and Matteo Donati and the first two wild cards (special invitations to the main draw). Still waiting for the other two wild cards that could be awarded to the top 50 tennis players in the world rankings.
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Rich tradition as the calendar connected to the “events” of the tournament. Among the many, all significant, stands the 2015 edition of the prize City of Naples, dedicated to excellence in the city of Partenope. This year will be awarded the editor of the Morning, Alessandro Barbano, the Rector of the University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Lucio d’Alessandro, the scientist and creator of the Saturday of Ideas, Marco Salvatore, director of L’Espresso, Luigi Vicinanza.
Saturday, April 11, the day of the semifinals of Capri Watch Cup, the Naples Tennis Club, in collaboration with the Fondazione Alessandro Pavesi, will create a special solidarity event: a draw for a prize of the racket of the great Roger Federer, with which the Swiss champion has played the final of Wimbledon 2014. The revenues of the draw will be used for training and access to the study of children less environments ward Health.
The entrance to the tournament will be free from April 4 (start of qualifications), until 9 April inclusive. Only three days to pay 10, 11 and 12 April, for the quarterfinals, the semifinals and the final. For info on tickets cost: www.azzurroservice.it. Special initiative will be the combination of the tournament with the Gran Premio Lotteria trot, May 3. With the ticket purchased at the Capri Watch Cup you will have free access to the grand prize in Agnano.
The Capri Watch Cup will be broadcast on live TV. The appointment is with Supertennis tv for the days of the semi-finals (April 11) and finals (April 12). The official radio station of the court: Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.
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