The GDL Open AKRON 2023 is celebrating and this Tuesday it was confirmed that Iga Swiatek, the number one tennis player in the world ranking, will be present at the second edition of the category 1000 tournament in the city.
Gustavo Santoscoy Arriaga, director of the event, confirmed the news during a press conference in where the presence of tennis players was also confirmed like Rebeka Masarova, Cristina Bucsa, Camila Osorio and Lauren Davis.
Other prominent names on this list are one of the favorites of the public from Guadalajara, the Spanish Paula Badosa, as well as the return of the American, Sloane Stephens. This list is joined by Jessica Pegula, who was crowned in the first edition of the eventas well as the Greek María Sakkari who has become one of the great favorites of the public from Guadalajara.
will be in total 56 players in the singles modality and the 28 best couples in the world.
The tournament will be held from September 17 to 23 at the Pan American Tennis Center when the city will become the tennis capital of Latin America.
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