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May 11th, 2006, 03:12 AM
Funny how a tournament in Germany is sponsored not by another country :shrug:
Why don't they just move Berlin tournament to QatarWannabeknowitall May 11th, 2006, 03:26 AM Funny how a tournament in Germany is sponsored not by another country :shrug: Well you could just look at the weather in Berlin and in Qatar and you would probably understand why. It's in the mid 70s F this week in Berlin. It's approaching the 100s F in Qatar this week. There's really no way that a big clay tournament will ever happen in spring in the Middle East. Szymanowski May 11th, 2006, 03:26 AM haha good point! Volcana May 11th, 2006, 03:58 AM THe guys from Qatar promised not to move the tournament when they bought it. There's some time limit on that. I'll try to find references..... DutchieGirl May 11th, 2006, 04:18 AM It'd be weird if they moved it to Qatar... georgekuo1017 May 11th, 2006, 04:24 AM it will be strange... xtooL May 11th, 2006, 04:58 AM there are no clay courts in Qatar , not even one ... jas_aussie May 11th, 2006, 06:26 AM qatar should have their own huge teir 1 tournament matthias May 11th, 2006, 06:50 AM they use the german open to present Qater to the german people and make them interested in visiting qatar Paule22 May 11th, 2006, 06:57 AM The thing is, that they really try to exchange it with the Tier2 in Qatar. So that Qatar becomes a Tier 1 and Berlin a Tier 2 tournament. On the financial side, it should be the right decision. But for the fame of this old tourney here in Berlin... Andy T May 11th, 2006, 08:32 AM I hope it stays put. This tournament has so much history attached to it that it would be a real shame if it disappeared. Plus, Germany has a long and glorious tennis history and deserves to keep a major event. Slumpsova May 11th, 2006, 10:20 AM Germany can't lose more tournaments. Leipzig, Hamburg are enough :( | |
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