AWhen the tournament started on Monday and four matches were scheduled for Wednesday in addition to the end of the meeting between Benjamin Bonzi and the Russian Vatutin (victory of the French 6-3, 6-3), several players including Dan Evans, seeded number 2, refused to play on center court and court number 2 due to the poor quality of the surface and the lack of clay.
A rather unprecedented situation for an ATP 250 ranked tournament. Let’s hope for the players and the fans that the organization quickly solves the problem…
