MOSCOW, May 2, Andrey Simonenko. Negotiations are underway on the participation of the first racket of the world Serb Novak Djokovic in the Moscow Open Tennis Championship, said Vladimir Kamelzon, honored coach of Russia, member of the board of the Russian and Moscow Tennis Federations.
"The Russian and Moscow Tennis Federations are developing programs for the development of our sport for the near future. In particular, we are currently working on the Moscow Open Championship. Perhaps we'll call it the Mayor's Cup, we haven't decided yet. We will invite players from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and other countries. We are negotiating with Novak Djokovic", — said Kamelzon.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, we are talking about the full participation of the first racket of the world in the tournament. «No, we want to invite him not as an honored guest, but as a player,» Kamelzon emphasized. The dates of the tournament are currently being coordinated. «There will definitely be a tournament, it will be held in the summer, and we will try to choose the dates so that they are as convenient as possible for everyone,» Kamelzon said.