Sports event in focus: 2022 Aruba Open Beach Tennis Championships
The Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, the birthplace of beach tennis, is expected to attract hundreds of professional and amateur players and spectators for the Aruba Open Beach Tennis Championships from 13-20 November 2022.
With a prize purse of US$60,000, it is the world's premier beach tennis tournament and, with its associated parties and other social events, makes a much-anticipated return after previous pandemic cancellations.
Beach tennis is similar to its bigger sister lawn version, with a smattering of volleyball and badminton thrown in. Players volley a pressureless tennis ball back and forth over the net without letting it hit the sand. It is the number one beach sport in Aruba and holidaymakers can easily make their debut with lessons with a local pro readily available. S...
