Santos (SP) – The Santos Brasil Tennis Cup begins this Sunday, an ATP Challenger 50 tournament, which distributes US$41,000 in prizes and world ranking points. The tournament will be played on the clay courts of the Tênis Clube de Santos and marks the return of professional competitions in the city after an eight-year absence.
The list of athletes has 11 countries represented, including the main favorite, Kazakh Dmitry Popko, currently 234th in the world, and Argentines Santiago Rodriguez Taverna, 237th placed, and Renzo Olivo, champion of the last edition of the event, in 2016. Enter the Brazilians, highlighting Pedro Sakamoto, Mateus Alves and Daniel Dutra da Silva from São Paulo, as well as Karue Sell from Santa Catarina, the last two with excellent results this week in Porto Alegre.
The Santos Brasil Tennis Cup qualifier will start at 10am this Sunday and will guarantee six more places in the main draw. In addition to the players who “skipped” the preliminary phase and the athletes who entered directly through the rankings, the tournament will also feature the participation of teenager Luis Augusto Miguel, who received the organization’s first wild card. There are still two invitations to be defined.
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Back on the coast of São Paulo, the Santos Brasil Tennis Cup is presented by the Federal Sports Incentive Law of the Ministry of Sports, and is co-sponsored by Trinity, Stella Artois Pure Gold, Azul Linhas Aéreas – Transportadora Oficial, Alupar, Taesa, Aberje, INNI Sports – Ball and Official Clothing. AppTicket support. The event is held at the Tênis Clube de Santos and is part of the ATP Challenger Tour world calendar. It is organized by the Sports Institute.
Santos returns to host a challenger after eight years
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