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Exceptional tennis players arrive in Bulgaria for the 2020 Sofia Open from November 7-14! One player from the Top 10 of the world ranking, seven representatives from the Top 20, three finalists in Grand Slam tournaments and a former champion in “Arena Armeec”. The list of participants in the Sofia Open 2020 is not only the strongest in the history of the tournament. This is the most impressive selection in an ATP 250 category tournament in almost four years.
Source: Sofia Open press service
The names of 19 of the star participants in the fifth anniversary edition of the tournament in Sofia are already clear. Diego Schwartzman (№8 in the world), Gael Monfis (№11), Denis Shapovalov (№12), Roberto Bautista Agut (№13), Pablo Carenho Busta (№15), Fabio Fonini (№16), Karen Khachanov ( №) 17), Milos Raonic (№21), Felix Auger-Aliasim (№22), Dušan Lajović (№24), Casper Ruud (№25), Borna Čorić (№27), Taylor Fritz (№28), Alex de Minor (№29), Filip Krainović (№30), Jan-Lenard Štruf (№32), Nikoloz Basilashvili (№33), Kay Nishikori (№35), Kevin Anderson (“reserved ranking” №14) managed to enter the star a company that will compete for the title in Sofia.
Surprisingly, with the exception of Kevin Anderson, they are all in the Top 40 of the world, and the list of admitted to the law in the main scheme closed at №35 in the world ranking: Kay Nishikori (Yap). Anderson entered the scheme because he was absent for more than six months due to a knee operation and that is why he uses the so-called “reserved ranking”, which is the place he occupies in the ranking on the date of surgery (№14 of 12 August 2019)
Diego Schwartzman debuted on Monday in the Top 10 of the world rankings. After the semifinals of “Roland Garros”, the 170 cm Argentine climbed to №8, the highest position of his professional career. Schwartzman has won three ATP titles, and this year he played finals in Córdoba and Masters in Rome.
Gael Monfils will play for the second consecutive year at the Sofia Open. The Frenchman was a semi-finalist on his debut in 2019, losing to future champion Daniil Medvedev. Monfils is 11th in the world rankings and has won ten ATP tournaments. The last two date from February this year, in Rotterdam and Montpellier.
Denis Shapovalov, 21, is the highest ranked Canadian in the world rankings. It has been below №12 since Monday, reaching №10 at the end of September. Last year he became the Stockholm tournament champion and won his first ATP tournament title.
Roberto Bautista Agut is the first winner of the tournament in Sofia. The Spaniard won the edition in 2006 and has a total of nine titles in his career. Bautista Agut played in the Wimbledon semi-finals last year and helped Spain win the Davis Cup, and is currently ranked 13th in the current ATP rankings.
Pablo Carenho Busta is a two-time semifinalist at the US Open, reaching the quarterfinals at Roland Garros last week. The 29-year-old Spaniard has four singles titles and four doubles titles in ATP tournaments, winning the New York Masters in August with Alex de Minor.
Fabio Fonini is a nine-time champion in ATP singles tournaments, and in 2015 he became a doubles champion at the Australian Open in the company of Simone Bolelli. The 33-year-old Italian has been in the Top 20 of the world rankings for 113 weeks without interruption.
Kay Nishikori is the most titled contestant at this year’s Sofia Open. The 30-year-old Japanese is a winner of 12 ATP tournaments with a total of 26 finals. In 2014, he was a finalist at the US Open and soon afterwards climbed to a career-high position below №4 in the world rankings. It currently ranks 35th.
Milos Raonic is another finalist in a Grand Slam tournament to be played in Sofia this year. The Canadian lost to Andy Murray in the decider at Wimbledon in 2016 when he reached No. 3 in the standings. The Podgorica giant, born at 196 centimeters, has eight ATP titles. In August of this year he played the final of the New York Masters, where he lost to Djokovic.
Source: Sofia Open press service
Kevin Anderson has two Grand Slam finals in his career. The Florida-based South African lost to Nadal in a 2017 US Open title dispute and to Djokovic in the Wimbledon final a year later. He has won six ATP singles titles, but two knee surgeries in the last 14 months have knocked him out of the top 100 in the world rankings.
The last two players to enter the Sofia Open main draw will be determined by November 6. As the Sofia tournament was preceded by the Paris Masters, according to the ATP rules, the competition of a lower category is obliged to provide two of the so-called special exemptions. This means that if a tennis player accepted to play in the Arena Armeec qualifiers reaches the semifinals in Paris, he will enter the Sofia main draw due to the inability to participate in transplants. If this is not the case, both seats will be assigned to the players on the waiting list in Sofia. It is currently headed by Guido Pela (Arge), followed by Hugo Humber (FR), Adrian Manarino (FR), Marin Cilic (Herr) and others.
Source: Sofia Open
“It is a great prestige for Sofia, not only to be the only one in the Balkans, but also to be among the few cities in the world as a whole, to host a prestigious ATP tournament in category 250. The fifth edition of the Sofia Open will be the strongest until now. As a licensee, Brandplus’s main goal in hosting this tournament is not only to bring world-class tennis players to Sofia each year, but also in time to establish the Sofia Open among the best ATP 250 category tournaments. This year: one tennis player from the Top 10, seven from the Top 20 and 15 from the Top 30 of the world ranking guarantee that everyone’s eyes will be on Sofia thanks to the television broadcast and media coverage. It is possible that the results of the tournament in Sofia determine the last participants in the final tournament of the Asia-Pacific region for 2020 in London. Currently, we continue in constant communication with Grigor Dimitrov and the people of his headquarters. They, f signed a contract to participate in the Sofia Open for the original dates in late September and early October. We hope that Grigor, who undoubtedly loves Bulgaria, will play in the rescheduled Sofia Open and accept a “wild card”, which we keep especially for him. As for the other two ‘wild cards’, many of the best tennis players are interested in them and the decision on who they will be given to will be announced in the coming weeks, “said Kaveri Godhindi, CEO of Brandplus and Sofia Open.
“The list of participants is phenomenal! I am proud that our beautiful capital, Sofia, is once again hosting such a prestigious international tennis event. Despite the uncertainty, the team organizing the Sofia Open decided to go ahead because we have a responsibility to Sofia, to Bulgaria, to all the fans, to the players and to the wonderful sport of tennis – on behalf of the young people! Although it is a great challenge and very difficult, it was the right decision. We hope that the health situation will be keep stable and let us have a chance to enjoy great tennis. “Our beautiful Bulgaria and the people here deserve to have our beautiful country viewed positively and to have Bulgaria’s unique history and rich cultural heritage shared with the whole world. “said the president of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation Stefan Tsvetkov.
Grigor Dimitrov returns home and will participate in the Sofia Open 2020
The passes are for three categories of seats in “Arena Armeec”
“Sofia Open 2020 will be something exceptional. Just look at the list of participants, more than impressive! Sofia and Bulgaria should be proud of their tournament. Bulgaria is one of the few countries in the world that will host an ATP Tour tournament after the break due. due to the season due to The Sofia Open pandemic is the only tournament to be held in the week beginning November 9, so all of the world’s tennis attention will be focused on Bulgaria, with millions of viewers watching tennis from high level and the Sofia Open. It will be the best possible announcement for beautiful Bulgaria, and the greatest pleasure will be for all tennis fans, who will be at “Arena Armeec” from November 7 to 14 and will have the opportunity to personally enjoy a tournament of exceptional class. and watch these fantastic players in action, “said Sofia Open tournament director Goran Djokovic.
Ticket information for the Sofia Open 2020 will be announced soon.
The organizers of the Sofia Open wished Grigor a speedy recovery
“We are sending positive energy to Grigor Dimitrov from Sofia”
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