MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Open tennis tournament is officially moving to Hard Rock Stadium in 2019, IMG announced Wednesday.
The Miami Open has been held at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne for 32 years, and its last event there will take place in March 2018.
According to a news release, the event had numerous offers to relocate to other cities, but IMG was committed to keeping the tournament in South Florida. IMG executives worked closely with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez to bring the event to Hard Rock Stadium.
«The Miami Open belongs in Miami,» said WME and IMG Co-President Mark Shapiro. «We’re grateful to have amazing partners in Stephen, the Miami Dolphins organization, Mayor Gimenez and above all the people of Miami who have been supporting the Miami Open for decades. While we’re looking forward to creating the new Miami Open experience at Hard Rock Stadium, our priority is to make the last edition of the Key Biscayne event the best it’s ever been.»
El abierto de tenis de Miami tiene nueva sede, pasará despues de 32 años de jugarse en Crandon Park de Key Biscanyne a las instalaciones del Hard Rock Stadium a partir de marzo del 2019. es decir en el 2018 se jugara en Krandon Park.
De acuerdo con informaciones conocidas, el evento tenia numnerosas ofertas para ser reubicado, pero la IMG, decidio mantener el torneo en el sur de la Florida. ejecutivos de IMG, trabajaron muy cercanamentro con el propietario de los Miami Dolphins Stephen Ross y con el Alcalde de Miami-Dade, Carlos Jimenez, para que el prestigioso torneo de tenis pudiera pasar al estadio de Miami Gardens.
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