World no.1 Novak Djokovic is returning to The Boodles grass-court tennis tournament as part of his preparations for Wimbledon this year.
The event is taking place from June 23 – June 27 at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire.
Novak will play his first match on grass on Thursday at 14:30 local time (15:30 CET) against Richard Gasquet. The 28-year-old Serb first competed at Stoke Park in 2006.
In his 10th consecutive visit, Djokovic is joined by big names from the top of the men’s game, and some of the next big names to watch out for: Milos Raonic, Kevin Anderson, Richard Gasquet, John Isner, Jack Sock, Tommy Robredo, Fabio Fognini, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Lukas Rosol, Fernando Verdasco, Jerzy Janowicz, Robin Haase, Alexander Zverev, Janko Tipsarevic, Dusan Lajovic…
The Boodles provides the world’s best players with the ideal conditions to sharpen their grass court game and provides spectators with a unique tennis experience in a beautiful location. With an intimate 1,900 seat stadium, it puts guests right at the heart of the action, while entertaining them in a relaxed atmosphere.
Past Champions:
2014 Robin Haase (Netherlands)
2013 Viktor Troicki (Serbia)
2012 Marin Cilic (Croatia)
2011 David Ferrer (Spain)
2010 Gael Monfils (France)
2009 Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany)
2008 Nicolas Kiefer (Germany)
2007 Fernando Verdasco (Spain)
2006 Mikhail Youzhny (Russia)
2005 Fernando Gonzalez (Chile)
2004 Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia)
2003 Mark Philippoussis (Australia)
2002 Max Mirnyi (Belarus)
