On Saturday, August 18th, the 19th edition of theWielkopolska International Tennis Championship Talex Open 2018 began. The tournaments are taking place as usual on AZS tennis courts at ul. Noskowskiego in Poznań. AZS is a special place in Polish tennis – it was here that great Polish tennis players began their careers: Przemysław Warmiński, Ignacy Tłoczyński, Zbigniew Bełdowski, Wojciech Fibak.

In 2018, as in previous years, Talex became the title sponsor of the tournament.

TheWielkopolska International Tennis Championship Talex Open are held as part of the ITF Futures Tournament, an international series of professional men’s tournaments, under the auspices of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). This year’s prize pool amounts to 25 thousand dollars, of which the single winner will receive 3.6 thousand and 27 points for the ATP ranking.

The ITF Futures Tournament series offers young tennis players the chance to earn their first ATP World Cup points, which in turn allows them to compete in the ATP Challenger Tour.

Current information about the tournament can be found at http://www.talexopen.pl/

All tennis enthusiasts are invited to the courts from 18 to 26 of August!

Admission is free.