DJOKOVIC, GASQUET, CILIC, HAAS and ROBREDO JOIN THE BOODLES FIELD
Novak Djokovic, Richard Gasquet, Marin Cilic, Tommy Haas and Tommy
Robredo will all complete their Wimbledon preparations by playing
matches at The Boodles this week.Djokovic is an old friend of The Boodles and is playing at the event for the sixth year running. He has yet to play a competitive match on
grass in 2011 after withdrawing from last week’s AEGON Championships
at Queen’s Club and will take to the lawn courts of Stoke Park on
Thursday 16 June.Gasquet will replace injured Sam Querrey at The Boodles, which also
features Juan Martin Del Potro, David Nalbandian, Gael Monfils, David
Ferrer, Gilles Simon, Viktor Troicki and Fernando Verdasco. Gasquet
and Monfils; Haas and Robredo and Nalbandian and Troicki will all
play matches as part of Tuesday’s opening day schedule. Cilic,
meanwhile, will be in action on Wednesday.“We have an amazing field of world-class players this year already,
but when you add guys like Novak, Richard, Marin, Tommy Haas and Tommy
Robredo – who have all been ranked in the top 10 – to that line-up,
it promises an incredible week of tennis,” said Patricio Apey, The
Boodles Founder and Tournament Director. “This is our tenth
anniversary and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate.”Order of Play for Tuesday 14th June (play starts 14:30):
Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Gael Monfils (FRA)
Followed by:
Tommy Haas (GER) v Tommy Robredo (ESP)
Not before 17:00
David Nalbandian (ARG) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
The Boodles ticket hotline: 0207 384 4877 or www.theboodles.com