Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and Australian Nick Kyrgios will be in charge of playing the first round of the Tie Break Tens series on January 10 in Melbourne (Australia).
This format of tennis It is about playing matches that are resolved with 10-point tie-breaks. The winner of the tournament will win a prize of $ 250,000.
The tournament in Melbourne will take place just five days before the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open.
There will be 5 other participants in terms of high-level tennis players and there will be a guest who will complete the table of eight players.
The track used for this tournament will be the Margaret Court Arena, with 7,500 spectators. This space was modernized in 2014 with the installation of a retractable roof.
Nick Kyrgios has praised that a tournament of these characteristics gathers the great tennis players of the world panorama. “Tie Break Tens is a great format and it fits perfectly with my style of play. It will be a great opportunity for fans to see tennis of a lot of quality, “he says.
The Melbourne edition will be the fourth of the Tie Break Tens. Since 2015, it has been held in London, Vienna and Madrid, so the tournament’s executive director, Felicity Barnard, hopes it will take hold.
“These events attract new audiences and we are proud that Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have come alive. In Tie Break Tens there is a lot of fun and a lot of excitement. There are not many sports where a player can lift a title in one night, ”says Felicity Barnard.
Australian Open director Craig Tiley has also congratulated the organization for setting up the tournament a few days before the first Grand Slam. «It will be a great start to 2018 and will whet the appetite of tennis high quality, “he says. EFE