General Director of the “Trophée de Palmyre Nord” tennis tournament Alexander Medvedev spoke about negotiations with representatives of the Spaniard, 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal on participation in the competition.
The tournament will take place from December 1 to 3 on the courts of the Arena sports and concert complex in St. Petersburg. Athletes from Russia, Kazakhstan, Spain, Serbia, France, Italy and Bulgaria will take part in the team tournament. Viewers will see, in particular, Karen Khachanov, Adrian Mannarino, Yanko Tipsarevich, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Roberto Bautista Agut, Veronika Kudermetova.
— We negotiated with representatives of Rafael Nadal. But he was recovering from an injury and was not ready to participate even in the exhibition tournament. His appearance would cause a sensation,” reports a correspondent, reporting Medvedev’s comments.
Source : MatchTV
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