Kuerten Honoured In Rio de Janeiro
Kuerten Honoured In Rio de Janeiro
It hasn’t all been about tennis for players this week. ATPWorldTour.com provides a recap of the highlights.
Rio Open Presented By Claro
Brazilian tennis legend Gustavo Kuerten received the ultimate honour when the Rio Open renamed its centre court “Quadra Guga Kuerten.”
In Rio, Fabio Fognini went behind the bar to serve Stella Artois. Earlier in the week, the Italian paid an unforgettable visit to Christ the Redeemer with fiancée Flavia Pannetta. Read
John Isner, Jack Sock and Thomaz Bellucci got a bird’s eye view of Rio aboard a helicopter. Read
Isner also gave some tennis tips to underprivileged children at a clinic held at Rocinha Favela. Read
Inigo Cervantes led the tennis clinic on Kids Day at the Rio Open.
Dominic Thiem made sponsor visits with tournament partners Rolex, Itau, Claro and Correios.
Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, John Isner, Marcelo Melo, Bruno Soares and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga took part in Media Day events.
Open 13 Provence
Lucas Pouille, Quentin Halys and Nick Kyrgios took part in autograph sessions.
Richard Gasquet toured Les Terrasses Du Port and signed autographs at the mall.
Hyeon Chung was present at the draw ceremony, while Stan Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych took part in the Media Day.
Delray Beach Open
Austin Krajicek led a scavenger hunt on the grounds of the tournament.
Damir Dzumhur, Treat Huey, Raven Klaasen, Krajicek, Noah Rubin and Tim Smyczek took part in a Pro-Am tournament.
Bob and Mike Bryan participated in the tournament clinic.
Sam Groth and Tim Smyczek were a hit at the Ladies’ Day Fashion Show