Rosario once again hosts an international tournament tennisthe only one of its kind that will be played this year in the country. This is the Challenger ATP125, which was also confirmed for three years. It will be in the same place where the Davis Cup was played in February, the Jockey Clubwhich again receives a top competition a year later.
The Davis Cup was a dream come true and now comes this tournament that found its place after the withdrawal of the ATP250 in Córdoba. It will serve as a springboard for the Buenos Aires ATP that will be played later and that is why the presence in Rosario of Diego Schwartzman, who announced his farewell precisely at the Buenos Aires event.
El Peque, one of the best Argentine tennis players of the last decade, was present at the presentation that was made in the Carrasco Hall of the Municipality of Rosario, with the presence of Mayor Pablo Javkin and many local authorities, from the tournament organization, from television and from the Argentine Tennis Association (AAT).
That’s why, next to Peque and Javkin There were the president of the Municipal Council, Maria Eugenia Schmuck, the secretary of Sports and Tourism, Alejandra Mattheus, the president of Tournaments – the organizing company of the contest -, Gustavo Isaack, the director of the Rosario Challenge, María Gabriela Larrosa, and the president of Jockey Club, Charles Roberts.
The words of the mayor of Rosario
“This puts us back on the international tennis calendar and also allows us to start the year with a very high-level sporting event. And we will also have the privilege of seeing Peque play.”Javkin said.
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“We are happy first because the city confirms its quality to host sporting events. And secondly because we started the year of sporting events very early, which is what we wanted”, he expressed. “Hopefully when this cycle of three tournaments ends we can go for more,” he was excited.
In turn, Isaak said that “when the possibility arose of taking on the organization of this new Challenger, the only 125 in our country, we did not hesitate to bring it to Rosario. Not just any city goes through the AAT selection process, which evaluates issues of infrastructure, connectivity, among others.
While Larrosa, director of the Rosario Challenger, pointed out that “for some time we have been working together with the provincial and municipal authorities together with the Jockey Club to be able to offer all tennis fans, not only in Rosario or Santa Fe but throughout the entire country, an event that will combine top-level tennis with a comprehensive entertainment proposal”, with a gastronomic and commercial patio, a Bresh party at the end of the day on Monday and different entertainment activities.
El Peque, the hook of tennis at the Jockey Club
“There was an unknown at the tennis and Latin level when Córdoba was removed from the calendar, which was the 250th that was in February before Buenos Aires. It was not clear what they were going to do, That’s why the Tournaments initiative, to come and bring a professional tournament to Rosario, which is going to be very similar to the one in Córdoba and people are going to enjoy it a lot, is spectacular.”, explained Little Schwartzman.
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“If Torneos did not want to continue with that and Rosario did not support having a tournament here, the region in general, not just Argentina, would be left with one less ATP category tournament,” He insisted to highlight the importance of what will be at stake in Rosario.
Schwartzman’s presence will be very important but we will have to wait for the presence of other high-level international tennis players who, it is insisted, will use the ATP125 in Rosario as preparation for the ATP in Buenos Aires.
Tickets and more
Tickets for the main draw They range from $4000 and can be purchased through www.turboentrada.com.
Jockey Club members will have an exclusive 72-hour pre-sale starting Monday, December 16 with a 20% discount on the price of admission.
The general public You can purchase your tickets starting Thursday, December 19.
