The corridors serving the different entrances to the Arènes sports hall in Metz are still real boulevards. A privileged moment, an enchanted interlude for the tennis enthusiast who dreams of a match like at home, but in real life. With the sound of the balls, the swimming players who go for the effort very far… These Metz qualifications are always the ideal moment. Just the right amount of public to have peace of mind. And those in the know, Saturday, day 1 of the big ATP Moselle meeting, were not mistaken. This November 2, we even forgot to count the kilometers to count the exchanges of bullets. As a family, with the youngest, we speak Spanish here and we even take part in the photocall game before going to applaud the players. A few meters away, focused on the blue and yellow lights which light up to the music, the little sister jumps from one foot to the other so as not to miss any, while the rest of the siblings try their hand at tennis on the big screen.
A moment with family
All from Germany, from Saarbrücken. A great first. In a few minutes, they will reach the center court to encourage Papamalamis who is offering his first Metz performance against De Jong. “We come to see a great show and we are never disappointed,” says this father from Forbach. Dominique came from Moselle-Est with his two boys. Everyone plays tennis. 30/2 in the ranking for Mattéo, 30/3 for his brother Léo. “We both compete in championships,” explains Mattéo, rather proud. He had already come to the Arena last year with his classmates. This time, he shares the moment with family. “We like draws too”
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A nice meeting in Metz
Dominique also heard, with concern, about this Metz tournament now owned by the ATP. And this uncertain future for the years to come “It’s a great sporting event. It would be a shame to lose him, especially for Metz! » Last year, nearly 50,000 spectators attended the event over the eight days of competition. With football enthusiasts who do not hesitate to come from all corners of Europe. If the vast majority of them are French (4,508 places) since the doors opened to the public, the visitors are then Luxembourgish, German, Swiss, Belgian, Albanian… Figures which will increase according to the tours which will get closer to the final. The show continues this Sunday!
