Commencement of works on organization of SC "Milan Gale Muškatirović" – state set aside 40m RSD for tennis

The Minister of Sport, Snežana Marković, and Igor Miklja, the City Secretary for Sports and Youth, have visited outdoor tennis courts in Sports Center "Milan Gale Muškatirović" (63 Tadeuša Košćuška Street), which are being prepared for organization of ATP tournament "Serbian Open" between May 2 and 11. They were accompanied by the representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure, the borough of Stari Grad and members of the Đoković family.

- The Republic set aside 40m RSD for organization of eight tennis courts and auxiliary facility, and they will also be used during "Universiade" - Snežana Marković announced.

– Reconstruction of the courts for maybe the biggest sport event in Serbia lately is the result of excellent cooperation between private sector, local and republic administration, to the satisfaction of all. Of course, the citizens will also benefit from this project by both attending this significant event and using the courts later – said Miklja.

For the needs of the tournament, the city will rent prefabricated stands for about 10,000 spectators, while the Directorate for Building Land will organize approaches and parking lot of this sports center.