http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/28/Istanbul-To-Host-Tournament.aspx
Good for the game
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/28/Istanbul-To-Host-Tournament.aspxThe ATP announced on Tuesday that Istanbul will host an ATP World Tour 250 tournament beginning next year. The first ever ATP World Tour event in Turkey will be played on clay from 27 April - 3 May in 2015.
The centre court features a retractable roof and will provide seating for 7,500 people
You don´t get the whole point, such big city like Istanbul having finally tournament and turkey already tennis hungry with WTA YEC there - last what 3 years i think, they will have cash and appereance fees so they will attract some players i wouldn´t be worried about themAndre♥;23815722 said:Munich and the Portugal Open have been around since 1990 in the ATP circuit and they have a very loyal field (Munich with Germans, Italians, Central European players; Estoril with the Portuguese/Spanish speaking players).
This is why Belgrade struggled in getting very interesting fields, even though they are a top country in tennis and immediately had three good players to be there almost every year. Who is Istanbul going to attract? Asian players? They would rather play in the Asian challengers on hardcourt rather on clay. Americans? Too far. French players? Unlikely, with Portugal and Germany much more nearby...
They gotta invest in recruiting a top 10 player, but it is still going to be hard. WTA has some tournaments around this area of the globe and they struggle to get good fields there.