The beach tennis tournament with a prize Fund of 50 thousand dollars ended on the basis of one of the sports facilities of the Volga region Academy of sports – in the Kazan tennis Academy. This is the largest in the history of beach tennis tournament was held on the sandy courts of the sports facility with the participation of the strongest representatives of beach tennis from Italy, Spain, Aruba, Morocco, France and Brazil.
The winners of the 2018 World Grand Prix steel mens Russian-Italian duet Nikita Burmakin/ Tommaso Giovannini and Italian Sofia Cimatti with the Flaminia Daina women's category. On Sunday, August 19, a special guest, singer Alvin gray, performed at the award ceremony.
The world Grand Prix of Kazan is held on the courts of the tennis Academy for the third time. The debut draw took place in 2016 and until now the world Grand Prix continues to be the only owner of the unofficial status of the Grand slam tournament on the sand. However, according to the Executive Director of the tennis Federation of the Republic of Tatarstan Yuliya Lazareva, in the near future Kazan Grand Prix will have serious competitors. In particular, Aruba is going to hold a tournament with a prize Fund of about 60 thousand dollars. According to Lazareva, it is the Kazan beach tennis festival with the participation of the main stars of this sport that has become a catalyst for its development and promotion.
- With a high degree of probability it can be argued that in Paris in 2024, beach tennis will be presented as an independent form in the framework of the demonstration tournament. Of course, with the prospect of inclusion in the official program. And I have repeatedly heard from the guests of the highest rank that the Grand Prix in Kazan is of great interest to fans of this sport around the world, helps to win new fans. At the same time, the recognition of the Volga sports Academy and the Kazan tennis Academy is growing. So, I want to assure the heads of the University that holding such a large tournament at the facility with the involvement of the technical staff of the facility is a good investment in the future.
Every year there is a growing audience interested in beach tennis and in Kazan, although in our band tennis on the sand is limited. But this time, patency of the courts during the tournament was about a thousand people a day. This has never happened before. This is also due to the fact that at the same time on the courts of the Academy held an Amateur tournament in tennis. We have specially combined two events and a demonstration exhibition of new products from one of the leading manufacturers of tennis paraphernalia with the possibility of testing them. As a result, many guests came to us during the tournament and were interested in how they can try themselves in beach tennis. We will continue to move in this direction. It is planned to build specialized courts in the regions of the Republic, preparing a program for the development of sports in Tatarstan. In agreement with the leadership of the Academy, it may appear and the item on the opening of the specialization of beach tennis at the Department of tennis and badminton.