RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Two-time US Open mixed doubles champion Bruno Soares said Friday that Rio's Olympic tennis center gave him "goosebumps" as he ratchets up his preparations for next year's Games.
Soares is one of 74 male and female players from Brazil currently taking part in the Aquece Rio Brazil Mastercup, an official Rio 2016 test event.
Also present are Brazil's top-ranked singles players Thomaz Belucci and Teliana Pereira, along with Paralympic medal hope Natalia Mayara.
"It's fantastic, really impressive. Center court is beautiful, enormous, and it gives me goosebumps to imagine in full," Soares told Rio2016.com.
Located at Barra Olympic Park, the tennis center comprises a permanent 10,000-seat center court, two secondary courts, with 5,000 and 3,000 temporary seats, seven outside courts and six warm-up courts.
During the Paralympic Games it will host five-a-side football for visually impaired athletes.
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Rio 2016 tennis venue draws praise
English.news.cn 2015-12-12 05:35:05
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Two-time US Open mixed doubles champion Bruno Soares said Friday that Rio's Olympic tennis center gave him "goosebumps" as he ratchets up his preparations for next year's Games.
Soares is one of 74 male and female players from Brazil currently taking part in the Aquece Rio Brazil Mastercup, an official Rio 2016 test event.
Also present are Brazil's top-ranked singles players Thomaz Belucci and Teliana Pereira, along with Paralympic medal hope Natalia Mayara.
"It's fantastic, really impressive. Center court is beautiful, enormous, and it gives me goosebumps to imagine in full," Soares told Rio2016.com.
Located at Barra Olympic Park, the tennis center comprises a permanent 10,000-seat center court, two secondary courts, with 5,000 and 3,000 temporary seats, seven outside courts and six warm-up courts.
