Atp Monza Open 25, the charge of the volunteers: from the young tennis hopes to the retired carabinieri
Thousands of visitors at the Park for the opening day of the tournament, the hunt for autographs is already underway. The facility was stormed: crowds at the stands with gadgets and virtual reality viewers.
Monza, 7 April 2025 – Thanks to the sun, the opening day of theATP Challenger Atkinsons Monza Open 2025 it has become a beautiful celebration for thousands of Brianza fans tennisThe bar and restaurant were also full, a support point for many families with children.
In the Monza club house you can breathe international air: English, French and German are intertwined from beyond the border. Many sponsors with gadgets and demo stands. Obviously the one that attracts car with virtual reality viewer screen which shows the car's performance.
Young talents
Enthusiastic the very young of the Monza tennis club who train in Villasanta and have been involved as ball boys these days. Immediately after training, Diego, 14, and Mirko, 13, managed to get some an autograph from Federico Cinà, the 17-year-old emerging champion. He is a little older than them; he is available and allows himself for a selfie and a signature. "Participating in the ATP would already be a dream - says Diego - but I will do everything to become as good as him". "I also want to push" echoes Mirko.
Claudio Marzano, Giuseppe Calia and Riccardo Meleddu, students of the Olivetti hotel management institute in Monza, have accepted the proposal of provide service at tennis competitions. "They called us and we were happy to try this experience" they say.
The support of the ANC
Extremely professional in jacket and black tie, the boys welcome the visitors. On the ball too the National Carabinieri Association. "It is an important event for Monza - explains the president Vito Potenza - our intervention was requested with a surveillance, observation and deterrent role. Today we are here with about 15 operators, we will be present with some units all week and then for the finals and semi-finals we will have a deployment of about twenty".
Following the extension of the blue lines along Via Boccaccio, in order to discourage the use of cars, Notable absentees from the event were the bicycle racks. Yesterday hundreds of bicycles were parked on the lawn, tied in bunches of eight or ten to the few makeshift poles on the lawn.