Henri Laaksonen believes in himself

Henri Laaksonen believes in himself

Henri Laaksonen believes in himself

 

The rain, both feared and expected, disrupted the first day of the Gonet Geneva Open. Only five matches in the first round of qualifying could be completed.

 Good news for the Swiss camp: Henri Laaksonen (ATP 149) is among the winners of the day with his 6-4 5-7 6-0 victory over the German Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (ATP 134). He will face Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (ATP 166) this Sunday for a spot in the main draw.

 While Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 160) from Zurich is out of the tournament after being beaten 7-6 (7/5) 6-2 by Daniel Altmaier (ATP 144) from Germany, Jakub Paul (ATP 670) can still dream. The winner of the Swiss Tennis pre-qualifying tournament is playing a third set (3-6 6-4)  against Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas (ATP 104).

Many promises

Many promises

Many promises

The best player of all time in the person of Roger Federer and three other members of the ATP top 20: the draw of the Gonet Geneva Open is full of promises.

The whole world will be watching Roger Federer’s first steps on the clay courts of the Parc des Eaux-Vives. The Basel native is expected to play his first match on Tuesday at 6:00 pm against the winner of the match between Australian Jordan Thompson (ATP 62) and Spaniard Pablo Andujar (ATP 76).

The Gonet Geneva Open will offer to new generation of players to excel: Daniel Srticker (ATP 421) from Bern and Arthur Cazaux (ATP 518) from France. Both players have received a wild card to take part in this first event which will confront them against Marin Cilic (ATP 43) for Stricker and Adrian Mannarino (ATP 36) for Cazaux.

The last wild card was awarded to Grigor Dimitrov. World No. 17 and quarter-finalist at this year’s Australian Open in Melbourne. He came to Geneva, where he played in the qualifiers two years ago, to find his way back to victory and the confidence without which nothing is possible.

A wild card for Dominic Stricker

A wild card for Dominic Stricker

A wild card for Dominic Stricker

Reigning French Open junior champion, Dominic Stricker will be in the main draw of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time at the Gonet Geneva Open. The Bernese has received a wild card from the organizers of the Gonet Geneva Open, which will take place from May 15 to 22 at the TC Geneva courts in the Parc des Eaux-Vivs.

Dominic Stricker is 18 years old and is currently ranked 423rd on the ATP. This spring, he defied all the odds at the Lugano Challenger where he won the title. This was only his second tournament on the Challengers Tour after his debut in St. Petersburg early March.

After his performance in Lugano, the time has come for Dominic Stricker to take another step forward, just as Roger Federer did in Gstaad in 1998. There is no doubt that the first steps of the Bernese will be scrutinized by his elder brother. Roger Federer, the headliner of the 2021 edition of the Gonet Geneva Open, has been training with Dominic Stricker in recent weeks.

The organizers of the Gonet Geneva Open will still have the opportunity to issue two more invitations before the tournament begins.

Roger Federer will play at the Gonet Geneva Open

Roger Federer will play at the Gonet Geneva Open

Roger Federer will play at the Gonet Geneva Open

The Gonet Geneva Open is pleased to announce the presence of Roger Federer. The greatest player of all time has made his presence official for the 2021 edition of the tournament which will take place from May 15 to 22 in the idyllic setting of the Parc des Eaux-Vives.

 Roger Federer, who returned to action in February in Doha after undergoing two knee surgeries in 2020, will compete for the first time in the Gonet Geneva Open, which has seen the first five editions of the tournament won by Thomaz Bellucci, Stan Wawrinka (2), Marton Fucsovics and Alexander Zverev. The arrival of one of the two men having won 20 Grand Slam titles further establishes the Gonet Geneva Open as one of the great events of the clay court season. Since 2015, the Gonet Geneva Open has strived to provide players with top-notch playing conditions and facilities. This primary concern to ensure the well-being of players has been distinguished by the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP).

 “The Gonet Geneva Open is fully aware of how fortunate it is to host the greatest player of all time said Tournament Director Thierry Grin. We are delighted to have Roger Federer as our guest. It also places us in front of our responsibilities: to make this edition a total success despite all the difficulties linked to the exceptional health situation we are experiencing.”

 Roger Federer is sensitive to the history of tennis and will come to Geneva with the ambition of becoming the first player in history to add his name to the list of winners of the three ATP tournaments organized in Switzerland. Ranked seventh in the latest ATP rankings, Roger Federer has won 103 tournaments. He also won the Davis Cup in 2014 and won a gold medal in doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with Stan Wawrinka.

Tesla : Official Car of the Gonet Geneva Open

Tesla : Official Car of the Gonet Geneva Open

Tesla: Official “Car Partner” of the Gonet Geneva Open

 

The Gonet Geneva Open is delighted to be able to rely on a new partnership: Tesla will provide the official cars for the biggest tennis tournament organized in the French speaking part of Switzerland which will take place from May 15 to 22.

The Gonet Geneva Open is delighted to welcome the No. 1 electric car manufacturer. This partnership with the Geneva branch of such a strong brand in the automobile industry underlines once again the increasingly strong anchoring of the event in the regional economic fabric.

 The presence of Tesla is also perfectly in line with the approach of the Gonet Geneva Open: to be exemplary on all environmental aspects that the event faces. The beauty of the Parc des Eaux-Vives also constantly reminds us of this.

 Tesla

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the global transition to a sustainable energy future.

Tesla was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove that it was possible to drive an electric car without making compromises – that electric cars could be more efficient, faster and more fun to drive than conventional combustion cars. Today, Tesla is not only building 100% electric cars, but also scalable next-generation energy generation and storage solutions. 

For Tesla, the sooner humanity moves away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, the better off the world will be. Tesla has been present in Geneva since 2015, with a downtown store, a service center and a delivery center.

  

 

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The Gonet Geneva Open welcomes Swissquote

The Gonet Geneva Open welcomes Swissquote

Swissquote: New Partner of the Gonet Geneva Open

The organising comittee of the Gonet Geneva Open is thrilled to welcome a new partner, Swissquote, for the upcoming edition of the tounament.

The Gonet Geneva Open is pleased with the trust placed in it by Swissquote. This partnership further strenghtens the tournament’s anchoring in the local economic landscape. «We appreciate the confidence shown by Swissquote in our tournament, which is all the more valuable as it comes at a time when the pandemic has made the situation very difficult »underlines Thierry Grin, the director of the Gonet Geneva Open.

The Gonet Geneva Open, the largest tennis tournament organised in the French-speaking Switzerland with its ATP 250 label, will be held from the 15th to the 22nd of May 2021. It will once again count on the presence of several top players. Let’s remind that Stan Wawrinka and Alexander Zverev are among the winners of this tournament, which has been organised since 2015.

Swissquote

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