ATP Tour - Serbia to host ATP tournament

Eurosport - Sat, 15 Nov 12:50:00 2008

Serbia will host it's first professional tennis tournament after Novak Djokovic's (pictured) family bought the rights to the Dutch Open.

Novak Djokovic's family, Australian Open 2008 - 0

The ATP is reported to be still working out the dates and prize money for the tournament before making an official announcement.

"The final approval is still subject to a few details that are being finalised between now and the end of 2008," an ATP official said.

"It's been approved in principle and we need to sort out a few details and then we will announce its spot in the calendar and the prize money and so on."

Serbian media has reported the new event, to be held in Belgrade, will be staged in May with a purse of $326,000 (£220,377).

Serbian players have made huge strides in recent years with Jelena Jankovic now the world number one while French Open champion Ana Ivanovic also reaching the pinnacle of women's tennis this season.

Australian Open champion and world number three Djokovic has reached the semi-finals of the Masters Cup in Shanghai where he is chasing his fourth title of the year.

AFP

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  1. i'll drink to that igor

    From Ray V, on Thu 30 Apr 8:19PM

  2. Well said Sanchez
    Loving or hating Novak or his­ family, but one must be admitted - this is one of many­ good things he’s been doing for his home country.­
    Maybe the best.. so far

    From Igor K, on Sat 15 Nov 6:20PM

  3. Great. I hope it will be sceheduled close to Croatia­ open ATP in Umag so we could join both events in 14 day­ tennis holidays :)

    From Gustl, on Sat 15 Nov 3:13PM

  4. dobro izvini. mislim na to sto nemozez 10 minuta da­ setas na knez mihajlo da neki od njih netrazi 20­ dinara.

    From aleksicn93, on Sat 15 Nov 1:41PM

  5. ATP tournament next year, WTA soon, that is­ fantastic.
    Thank you guys you are great. All the­ best!!!

    From mira, on Sat 15 Nov 1:04PM

  6. aleksicu, Roma ima svuda u svetu i svuda ih u svetu­ diskriminisu kao sto si ti sada i ovde. To sto si ti­ napisao bi trebalo sakriti od svetske javnosti.­ najlepse u Srbiji bi bilo da komentarises samo tenis.

    From boki, on Sat 15 Nov 8:38AM

  7. Finally the world gets another chance to see how­ beautiful Serbia is. Ako bi samo negde sakrili one­ cigane koje zive ispod mosta.

    From aleksicn93, on Sat 15 Nov 3:47AM

  8. B R A V O!

    From momcilomilacic, on Sat 15 Nov 12:11AM

  9. What a nice photo, I am proud, for NOLE, ANA, JECA,­ ZIKI, TIPSA, even DENY as HE is also "NASE GORE­ LIST"( borned in Belgrade ) and for all the­ children in Serbia who will seek to be like our GREAT­ tennis players. BRAVO !!!!!!

    From boki, on Fri 14 Nov 9:45PM

  10. now is Serbian Open for real, because lots of­ tournaments in past few years could be called­ "Serbian Open", if u look the results of­ Serbian players (Djokovic, Zimonjic, Jankovic,­ Ivanovic...)!

    From sv.porfirije, on Fri 14 Nov 9:14PM

  11. I am glad my country got this event! This tournament is­ well-deserving, because we have top class tennis­ players! I know people keep pointing out that our­ country is small and producing such quality players was­ a miracle. This is true, but it also a fact that we­ have always had excellent sportsmen in all sports, but­ team sports were more prominent. Tennis is the most­ popular sport in our country right now, and what­ Jelena, Ana, Novak and Nenad did and have done so far­ is amazing!!! I am very proud that despite their­ success they still think about their country :)
    Go­ Serbia go world go sport!

    From Vanja, on Fri 14 Nov 9:02PM

  12. HURRAH to all of You , who made coments, URA za ZIKIJA­ NOLETA TIPSU JECU ANU and all the children in Serbia ,­ I as an older person and big tennis fan am PROUD.

    From boki, on Fri 14 Nov 8:10PM

  13. We need WTA tournament even more... i hope that will­ happen soon. Juhuuuuuu

    From blagojevic.milena, on Fri 14 Nov 6:19PM

  14. Can't wait!!

    From ana, on Fri 14 Nov 5:57PM

  15. Belgrade and Serbia deserves the ATP (and WTA)­ tournament, due to Novak, world number two, and Janko,­ and Nenad (and Jelena, world number one, and Ana).

    From Emilija Jana, on Fri 14 Nov 5:12PM

  16. Hurrah! I hope Yahoo! Eurosport open a bureau and an­ online message board in Belgrade.

    These boards will be­ a happier place - about time too.

    Well done Novak,­ hope JJ and Ana will join forces to get a WTA­ tournament there as well.

    From sanchez.santos, on Fri 14 Nov 4:51PM
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