The participation of the Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, number 1 in the world, in the next edition of the Argentina Open was a “surprise” for the organizers of the event, according to what former Argentine player Martín Jaite, director of the tournament, acknowledged on Wednesday.
“We always seek to have the best possible and sometimes you have to be a bit lucky. Last week we received this news that Alcaraz could come to Buenos Aires and that made the tournament shine differently,” Jaite said during the presentation ceremony for the competition, which will take place from February 11 to 19.
At first, the representative of Alcaraz, Albert Molina, had ruled out his presence in the Argentina Open, since he had planned to compete in Australia, in the first Grand Slam of the season to defend his world leadership, but an injury in the semimembranous muscle of the right leg changed his plans.
“Last week, Molina called me saying: ‘Martín, there is a possibility that Carlos will come to Buenos Aires’ We quickly agreed (…). Although we were doing very well with sales of sponsorships, tickets and expectations , the fact of having the number 1 in the world generates something else,” Jaite pointed out.
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