Croat Borna Coric and Frenchman Gilles Simon are the latest names to join the Millennium Estoril Open line-up.
Borna Coric Returns for Second Straight Year
The 19-year-old Croat has announced his return to Portugal by Benno van Veggel, one of the ATP tournament organizers that will take place at the Estoril Tennis Club.
Confirmation was given by the organization during a visit of the media to Estoril Tennis Club, which will take place for the second year, the tournament of 23 April and the May.
Borna Coric, rank 38 was eliminated in the third round last year by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, having defeated Portugal's very own Rui Machado in three sets. He is currently the fourth player to be confirmed for the 2016 tournament.
Nick Kyrgios was the first player to confirm his participation, with home favorite Joao Sousa joining him.
Gilles Simon Confirmed As Well
Gilles Simon is the latest name to confirm his participation for the 2016 season. He is currently ranked 19 in the ATP Rankings and will return to Portugal.
Gilles Simon first played Estoril when he was ranked number 8 back in 2009, he then came back two years later as the number 22 ranked player in the world. He will arrive to Portugal having won 12 titles and says he is "very motivated to learn and play in new club which is held the tournament in Estoril and heart which told me well. "
Tournament Director John Zilhao spoke about Gilles Simon in a official statement issued to the media by saying, "He is a very special features tennis player who we have followed for some time; It is considered one of the circuit's brains and it is stated as an opinion leader within the players. This analytical capacity has matched a tennis court and also recently at the Australian Open, saw how their Strategist qualities allowed him to become the only one to be able to counter the absolute superiority of Novak Djokovic in recent times."
At the Australian Open, Gilles took Novak Djokovic to five sets losing 6-3, 6 -7 (1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. His best result this season to date.
