ATP event in Italy postponed due to terrible court quality and complaints from players
ATP
Qualifying for the ATP 250 event in Naples, called the Napoli Cup, was supposed to start on October 15th, 2022, but it had to be postponed due to the insufficient quality of the courts.
The likes of Matteo Berrettini, Pablo Carreno Busta, and Roberto Bautista Agut signed up to compete in the main draw for the 2022 Napoli Cup. The main draw should start on October 17th and run until the 23rd.
The event in Naples was given a single-yer license from the ATP, but instead of using it to create the best possible event for the players and fans in Italy, the tournament started with a disaster.
It seems that the organizers were not prepared well enough for the first day of the qualifying. World No. 107 Nicolas Jarry is the highest-seeded player in the qualifying draw, which was supposed to start on Saturday.
However, many players complained about the quality of the courts in Naples, which was really insufficient for an ATP 250 event that offers $612,000 in prize money and will welcome players that used to be part of the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings.
The tournament organizers were aware of the situation, and they soon released a statement announcing that the qualifying would be postponed to improve the quality of the tennis courts.
"Due to problems related to the material used to build courts by a company, world leader of the industry, therefore for reasons independent from the organization, it has become necessary to postpone the tournament qualification matches scheduled for today and tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, to allow the necessary interventions for recovery of the agility of the courts."
"For this reason the qualifying matches will not take place on the tennis club Naples courts. The tournament will start as usual on Monday with the main scoreboard."
"Tickets sold for today and tomorrow can be refunded or rescheduled for Monday, at the choice of the customer, for the day or evening session. We apologize for the inconvenience."
