The Zagreb Open starts on Saturday, May 9^th and the Men of professional tennis are gearing up to compete in the singles and doubles draws for eight days, hoping to make it to the finals and take home the 2009 Zagreb Open trophy. The tournament is played on Red Clay outdoor courts, at the Sportski Park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia. It's a traditional part of the ATP Challenger Tour, which has held this tournament in Zagreb since 1996. 

Players expected to compete in the Zagreb Open include Jesse Levine, Robert Kendrick, Amer Delic and Brendon Evans, all from the USA as well as French player Nicolas Devilder, who is ranked number 64 in the ATP. France is also bringing Olivier Patience. Germany's players include Denis Gramelmayr and Daniel Brands and Leonardo Mayer and Brian Dabul, both from Argentina are competing, just to name a few.

Last year in the singles tournament the players competed for the Zagreb Open title, with Christophe Rochus taking the title easily from opponent Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4. The doubles pitted hometown boy Ivan Dodig and Brazillian Julio Silva against Sergly Stakhovsky from the Ukraine and Czech Tomas Zib. Dodig and Silvia ended up winning 6-4, 7-6 which made the fans from Croatia go crazy.

If you want to see the eight days of the ATP Challenger Tour in Zagreb then click on a link and get your membership today, because these men are the future of major tennis, and this tournament will be a major factor for many players, not only as to who will eventually win the ATP Challenger Tour at the end of the season but also as to who will be moving to new tournaments next year.