BERLIN, June 27, 2020
Andrea Petkovic used a short stay in Berlin this week to make a flying visit to the Steffi-Graf-Stadion at the venue of the LTTC „Rot-Weiß“ e.V. hitting some balls over a small net on Center Court during a TV feature.
From July 13th to 15th, the 32-year-old German will be joined by Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens, Petra Kvitova and Julia Görges for the first exhibition tournament of the bett1ACES, which features a six-man and six-woman line-up. After a day off, the second event will then be played on hard court from July 17th to 19th, 2020 at the Hangar 6 of the Tempelhof Airport.
Die @bett1ACES starten in die Rasensaison am 13.Juli. We start the grasscourtseason on july 13th with @kikibertens @TommyHaas13 @ThiemDomi @AlexZverev @juliagoerges @NickKyrgios @janniksin @andreapetkovic @Petra_Kvitova @ElinaSvitolina 🔜🎾🌱🤘 pic.twitter.com/1w1pagNjEl
— bett1_ACES (@bett1aces) June 19, 2020
“The Steffi Graf Stadium looks super cool with the grass. With the prospect of finally being able to play competitive tennis in Berlin in mid-July after the long break, training is also really fun. It is a very special challenge to compete on two different surfaces within one week. The opponents are extremely strong with the two top ten players Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens as well as Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Julia Görges. Berlin will show where I stand in comparison to my competitors,” Petkovic is looking forward to the bett1ACES.
The tournament will feature a hygiene and protection concept that has been approved by authorities. Matches will will be broadcast live on TV. The total prize money for both events will be €200,000.
