The Gas South event will also include No. 1 women’s player Aryna Sabalenka and Australian men’s player Nick Kyrgios
The new Atlanta Cup exhibition at Gas South Arena will feature popular tennis players Naomi Osaka (left) and Ben Shelton, who was born in Atlanta and competed in the Atlanta Open twice. (AP)
After the ATP Tour killed off the Atlanta Open after 15 years last year, the city known for a thriving tennis culture was bereft of pro tennis.
So Jason Dolan, a former advertising executive, wanted to fill the void.
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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is the top women’s tennis player in the world and will be Atlanta on Saturday. (Fatima Shbair/AP)
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FILE – Nick Kyrgios of Australia will play Ben Shelton on Saturday in Atlanta. (Ng Han Guan/AP)
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