The Italian Tennis and Padel Federation has bought the rights to an ATP 250 grass-court tournament that was previously held in Brussels in October. This means the event will now move to Italy.
The tournament will take place every year in June, just before Wimbledon. This is important because players can use it to practice on grass courts before one of the biggest tournaments in tennis.
The matches will be played at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, which has a capacity of up to 75,000 people.
The stadium is usually used for football, hosting AC Milan and Inter Milan, so it will be a special and unusual place to host a tennis event.
Addressing the media, Federation President Angelo Binaghi said,” There’s still time to decide where to play it.
“For climate reasons, it will probably be held in northern Italy”.
The Italian Tennis and Padel Federation is becoming a key part of world tennis.
The ATP Finals will be held in Turin until 2030. Italy also hosts the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna.
The Italian Open takes place every year in Rome on clay, just before the French Open.
These events show that Italy hosts some of the biggest tournaments in tennis.
