A return and an absence for the 25th edition of the Open Galerie Anjou which will be held from April 20 to 27. The good news to start. The Angevin Clément Tabur, winner in 2023, will be present on the Indoor tournament. The bad thing this time … The Breton Manuel Guinard, registered on the list until Tuesday, April 15, withdrew from the competition. The cause: his victory in the final of the double gentlemen at the ATP of Monte-Carlo on April 13. Tray, budget cuts, program … Here is everything you need to know.
Alexey Vetutin seeded number 3
Two Russians appear in the first three heads. Ivan Gakhov, 303e In the ATP ranking (142 in June 2023) acts as a favorite. His compatriot, Alexey Vetutin, a quarter finalist last year in Angers, is the number 3 to complete this trio, a Frenchman. Maxime Chazal (334e) is serial number 2. Note that Clément Tabur, number 5, found the way to success on April 6, winning the M25 tournament in Reus, in Spain. He had not lifted his arms since November 2023 and a title in Monastir, Tunisia. In the top 10, Lilian Marmousez is the number 7.
The Pays de la Loire region withdrew
Level budget, “The operation of the tournament requires an investment up to 60,000 euros”details the president of Angers Tennis Club and director of the Alexandre Soulié tournament. The department participates with 10,000 euros in subsidies. The Galerie Espace Anjou gives 15,000 euros. But what about the Pays de la Loire region? Announced by President Christelle Morançais last December, the region drastically reduced aid for professional clubs (but not only) of the Maine-et-Loire department. The Open Galerie Espace Anjou is affected. The contribution was 4,500 euros each year. This year, it is equal to zero.
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There will therefore be no big news during this 25e edition. “Our desire is above all to perpetuate the tournament. And at the sight of our tight budget, we will not embark on the madness of quantities ”explains Alexandre Soulié. The little more of this year, the International Tennis Federation is implementing a live stream to retransmit, on its site, live matches.
The Open Galerie Espace Anjou program
The tournament has $ 30,000. The single winner is awarded 20 ATP points and the 12 -point ATP finalist. The Open will be held from April 20 to 27 on the clay land of Angers Tennis Club. It began the first days with a qualifying phase from Sunday April 20 to Monday, April 21. At the end of these phases, qualified players will play in a final table from April 22 to 27 for the simple and from April 22 to 25 for double.
Double finish: Friday evening April 25, last match.
First semi-final of the simple: Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m.
Simple finish: Sunday April 27 at 11 a.m.
