Munich. The anticipation is growing for one of Munich's most traditional sporting highlights. In just twelve days, the ATP tennis tournament, the BMW Open by Bitpanda, will bring together the absolute world-class players on the courts of the MTTC Iphitos. Held for the first time as an ATP 500 category event, the former International Tennis Championships of Bavaria are now one of the 30 biggest tournaments in the world.
However, before the new tournament category and a new centre court are unveiled on 12 April, a special unveiling took place today, Monday, on Marienplatz. Dr Christian Scharpf, Head of the Department of Labour and Economic Affairs, Dr Eva Nase and Dr Marc Tenbücken, both board members of MTTC Iphitos, and Emanuel Fraitzl, Managing Director of MTTC Iphitos, jointly presented an impressive work of art in front of Munich City Hall: the new "Spectacular".
The imposing sculpture, around three and a half metres high and weighing 800 kilograms, will welcome the international tennis world to the heart of the city over the next three weeks. Two oversized tennis rackets, connected by a tennis ball and a large heart - a symbol of solidarity through sport, partnership, team spirit and, last but not least, a passion for tennis. Because one thing is certain, world-class tennis is back in the city and unites Munich's sports, tennis and event fans in equal measure.
The "Spectacular" is a joint project of the Department of Labour and Economic Affairs, the host and licence holder MTTC Iphitos and the organiser MMP Event.
World-class players come to Munich - Follow everything live on Joyn
The 109th edition of the BMW Open by Bitpanda promises a high-calibre field of participants, led by the current No. 2 in the world, Alexander Zverev (GER), and the No. 4 in the rankings, Taylor Fritz (USA). They will be joined by absolute top stars of the scene such as Ben Shelton (USA), Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN), Hubert Hurkacz (POL), Denis Shapovalov (CAN), Matteo Berrettini (ITA), Gael Monfils (FRA), defending champion Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) and many more. Tickets are sold out for almost all days, last tickets still available at www.bmwopen.de/en
Without exception, all matches from centre court can be followed live and free of charge this year via the streaming app Joyn. Viewers won't miss a second of the BMW Open by Bitpanda 2025, with additional highlights, behind-the-scenes and news coverage. Everything will also traditionally be broadcast live on ran.de and, for the first time, both singles semi-finals on Saturday and the singles final on Sunday will be broadcast live on ProSieben Maxx.
