All this week is the Tunis Open – the professional men's tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia. Fans are expecting an exciting match as the best in men's pro tennis face off to take home the Tunis Open title.

The event has been held annually in Tunis since 2005, is part of the ATP Championship Tour and always fills spectator's expectations as one of the most exciting men's matches of the year. Last year the singles champion was Thomaz Bellucci, beating Dusan Vernic 6-2, 6-4.

Brazil proudly took home the doubles trophy as well, with Thomaz Bellucci and partner Bruno Soares winning by an even smaller margin, barely beating partners Jean-Claude Scherrer and Nicolas Tourte 6-3, 6-4.

This year the action starts on Monday, April 27^th and lasts an entire week, concluding May 3^rd. With $125,000 in prize money up for grabs it's anyone's guess as to who will take home the 2009 title, but there are players from more than 20 countries participating including Spain, Serbia, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, France, Portugal, Finland, the US, but also Algeria, Kazakhstan, Luxemburg and Peru . 

Some fan favorites of the sixty some players participating are Gaston Gaudio from Argentina, who won the 2004 French Internationals and the Finn Jarkko Nieminem. Gaudio is ranked 49 in the world. Another possibility is Guillermo Canas, who was a three time finalist at Roland Garros and Giles Muller who was a finalist at the US Open. 

One thing is certain, with so many players ranked in the top 50 in the world the matches are going to be stunning demonstrations of tennis skill and fans won't be disappointed this year. With your membership you can watch all of the play unfold live as the ATP Championship in Tunis kicks off Monday, April 27^th at 08:00.