On the Combes field, the site of the future training center, the excavators are already in place. The earthworks begin this week and are expected to last 16 months, with the project scheduled for completion in October 2016.
The Tennis des Combes, an iconic tennis site in Nice, will be equipped with 11 new courts, including 4 indoor ones. The complex will also feature an outdoor parking lot with 41 spaces and a weight training room.
Today, tennis is the most represented sport in Nice alongside football, with nearly 5,000 registered members across 19 clubs.
“Beautiful chapters of history have been written in Nice.” The mayor of Nice doesn’t need to complete his sentence to convey the significance of Suzanne Lenglen in the success of sports in Nice. This exceptional player made her debut at the Tennis Club of Nice. What followed? The beginning of a legend crowned with 12 Grand Slam titles and 6 world champion titles on clay.
A source of pride for Christian Estrosi, who is keen to remind everyone of the great athletes who have passed through the French Riviera. “Yannick Noah won the clay court tournament in Nice in 1981, the same year that Mats Wilander won the European Youth Championship. I want to make Nice a stronghold of sports in France. Gilles Simon started here, and perhaps other champions will take flight from here as well.”
by Morgan Piot
