Albert Costa warns Rafael Nadal: 'Winning Barcelona is tougher'
Barcelona Open Tournament Director Albert Costa commented on the great player's field. Five top ten players are committed, including Alexander Zverev who took a last minute wild card and winning the 12th title for Rafael Nadal, who is coming from his straight-set loss to Fabio Fognini in the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals, will not be easy. "The fan who comes to the Tenis Barcelona club will see the best tennis in the world. I start the event being very motivated, excited. This year we have a very good draw. It's one of the biggest sports events in Barcelona. We are happy with the Next Generation players that came like Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime... It's very good to have this amount of younger players. Winning this tournament is more and more complicated. This year it will be very competitive", said Costa. "It's an amazing draw, one of the best in history. Look at any part of the draw, matches are really good. Fans will see the best tennis in the world. It's a luxury."
In an exclusive interview with Tennis World USA, the Stuttgart Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament director Markus Gunthardt commented on the Maria Sharapova's withdrawal from the German event that takes place this week on clay. "She has been dealing with an injury for a long time, she is not prepared to play at this point in a professional tournament, that's why she has pulled out. I do not know when she will be back, a professional player wants to play only if she is injury-free. I think she is practising but I do not know if she is hitting a serve or not", said Gunthard.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VXBqSj
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