From November 3–9, Belgrade will host the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 250 tournament. The Serbian capital’s Belgrade Arena will host the competition on an indoor hard court.
The 2010 and 2013 Davis Cup finals were among the tennis events held at the multipurpose venue. The home team triumphed in the 2010 edition, defeating France 3-2 under Novak Djokovic’s leadership.
Belgrade Open tournament director Djordje Djokovic stated recently: “We are grateful that we got a chance to organise yet another ATP 250 tournament, this time on a hard-court surface. Belgrade has a successful history of hard-court tournaments, as some of the most exciting Davis Cup matches and finals were played here many years ago. We are excited to continue with this tradition and try to make everything even more exciting and better, this time with an ATP tournament.”
According to the ATP, the tournament was moved from its original location in the Spanish city of Gijón because of unanticipated operational issues. Due to the relocation, the event’s first two years will be spent in Belgrade.