COLOGNE, September 10, 2020
The European indoor swing will kick off in Cologne, Germany with new back-to-back ATP 250 events to be held inside the LANXESS Arena. The arena is known as the 18,500-capacity home of the German ice-hockey club Kölner Haie. The number of spectators, however, will depend on local COVID-19 rules.
The first tournament, officially named bett1HULKS Indoors, will take place on October 11 to 18. The bett1HULKS Championship will follow from October 18 to 25. Each event offers a total prize money of €325,610 and are organized by Austria’s e-motion group, which is also responsible for three more tournaments on the ATP Tour: the MercedesCup in Stuttgart, the Erste Bank Open in Vienna and the Mallorca Championships.
Cologne will be the opening of the European ATP indoor season with two spectacular tennis tournaments. The first tournament will be called bett1HULKS Indoors while the second will have the title bett1HULKS Championship. @andy_murray @AlexZverev @Gael_Monfils are all in ! pic.twitter.com/OrdWGjiB73
— bett1_HULKS (@bett1aces) September 10, 2020
2020 US Open semi-finalist Alexander Zverev of Germany, three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray from Great Britain and Frenchman Gael Monfils have been announced to compete in both tournaments.
“It is great that two ATP tournaments are being held in Cologne in this difficult season. Playing in Germany is always something very special for me, so I would be very happy if as many spectators as possible could be there. I had a very good restart on the tour in New York, and I think that I can take my strong form with me to Cologne,” said Zverev and is looking forward to his home tournaments.
Tournament director will be former professional Barbara Rittner, the current Head of Women’s Tennis of the German Tennis Federation (DTB).
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