The Garanti Koza Sofia Open announced its final entry list for the main draw of the tournament’s second edition. The event will be held in Arena Armeec in the Bulgarian capital 5-12 February 2017. The hosts and organisers are expecting extremely strong competition in February. The Sofia field includes 11 players in the Top 50 of the Emirates ATP Rankings: Dominic Thiem (No. 8), David Goffin (No. 11), Roberto Bautista Agut (No. 14), Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov (No. 17), Viktor Troicki (No. 29), Philipp Kohlschreiber (No. 32), Gilles Muller (No. 34), Martin Klizan (No. 35), Marcos Baghdatis (No. 36), Nicolas Almagro (No. 44) and Andrey Kuznetsov (No. 46). Get Tickets "It will be a really world-class tournament and the fans...
Garanti Koza Sofia Open announced on Thursday the participation of Belgian David Goffin, No. 11 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, in the second edition of the tournament. Goffin has won two ATP World Tour titles. In 2016 he marched to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros and played a match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. In 2016 the Belgian also reached the final in Tokyo and played back-to-back ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-finals at Indian Wells and Miami. “I am looking forward to playing in Sofia,” Goffin said. “I had my best year in 2016, and I would like to start the next season at the same level. I am also looking forward to seeing the...
Dominic Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov will participate in the second edition of Garanti Koza Sofia Open. Thiem is currently No. 9 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He has won four ATP World Tour tournaments this season and made the semi-finals of Roland Garros in Paris. The 23-year-old Austrian has shown great talent and impressed with his one-handed backhand. “I am waiting impatiently to play in Sofia. I know it is a beautiful city and there will be great tennis fans. [This year] has been perfect for me, and I hope I will go on the same way in 2017. Garanti Koza Sofia Open is a really important tournament, and I hope I will be able to show my best tennis...