Call it the Sinner effect. Despite the withdrawal of the famous Italian tennis player, as well as many other big names in the movement, the enthusiasm at the Foro Italico for the Rome Internationals 2024 which, yesterday, set another record for spectators.
In fact, according to what was reported by the ANSA news agency, on Saturday 11 May a total of 36,671 tickets were sold. Numbers that are decidedly higher than those of last year, when for the same day (15 May 2023) there were 34,291 spectators.
Furthermore, the total number of audience who have flocked to the Capitoline event so far: currently there are 304,675 spectators, compared to 298,537 in the previous edition.
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Clearly part of the surge had already occurred in presale, with a +36% increase compared to the participation of the South Tyrolean tennis player, who was then forced to give up the tournament due to hip problems. However, many new fans, fascinated by tennis thanks to Jannik’s exploits, have decided to go to the capital anyway to closely observe the exploits of the players, in particular those of Djokovic and Nadal, who was greeted yesterday by an oceanic crowd for his last match . Important steps forward for a sport that in Italy is probably going through its brightest moment.
