This year's tournament will be opened on Saturday 18th July with the exhibition match starring Goran Ivanišević and friends followed by the concert of Željko Joksimović.

On Wednesday 22nd July all the visitors will be welcomed by the undisputable king of Umag, Carlos Moya who will play against the 1999 winner Magnus Norman, while world famous DJ Bob Sinclar will be in charge for the party.

Some of the most attractive tennis players in the world, two top exhibition matches, world famous DJ, the greatest stars of regional music scene, rich gourmet program and a few more surprises. The program of this year's 26th Konzum Croatia Open Umag is too rich in attractive and various contents which will from 17th till 26th July turn Umag into the centre of summer party.

This year's tournament tennis players list is led by one of the greatest showmen of modern tennis. Gael Monfils belongs to those players during whose matches you can't be certain what to expect. Monfils is in Umag for the second time, and in 2013 he has shown how big bait he is for the audience, since the tickets were sold out quite quickly. Monfils' best ATP ranking was seventh place, and this year he played final of Marseille and won Roger Federer on his way to semi-final of tournament Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo.

Besides Monfils, another unpredictable player will also play in Umag - Fabio Fognini. The Italian has been coming to Istria for eighth year in a row now and will try to go a step further from the final in 2013. Fognini's 2015 has been so far unique because of the two wins over Rafael Nadal on clay surface, which made him, besides Novak Đoković, only second player who managed to do that in a single season.

Borna Ćorić is a leader of Croatian but also young power who have been gaining more and more attention at the ATP World Tour for the last few months. This season Ćorić has played two semi-finals at the Tour, especially impressing being the one from Dubai when he left only four games to Andy Murray in quarter-final. Last year in Umag he won his first ATP victories but lost in a dramatic quarter-final playing against Fognini. Besides 18-year-old Ćorić, a member of a younger troop is also three years older Dominic Thiem. The Austrian won his first ATP title in Nice in May and today he is among the best 30 world tennis players.

Given the fact that this year's winners over Murray (Ćorić) and Nadal (Fognini) will be in Umag, it is a logical assumption that a man who won third member of the great team of four should also come. Andreas Seppi was, after 11 defeats, finally better than Roger Federer. After that he played final in Zagreb and in Umag with the support of Italian fans, he will go for the fourth title.

Besides him, another tough master will be in Umag, the German Philipp Kohlschreiber, which will debut at the oldest Croatian ATP tournament.

"We are ready for the beginning of the tournament, and the players' list which we presented has made us very excited, since these names guarantee a spectacle. We did not want to have only highly ranked players, but also those who offer more than just tennis on the court, those who show emotions and leave no one indifferent. I believe we succeeded in that and that all the visitors of 26th Konzum Croatia Open Umag will be satisfied with everything that waits for them in Stella Maris", said the tournament director Lawrence Frankopan.

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The opening of the tournament with the exhibition match with Ivanišević and friends and concert of Željko Joksimović - Saturday 18th July

Besides the competitive part of the tournament, this year the visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy in two exhibition matches. First one will open the tournament on Saturday 18th with Goran Ivanišević and friends, among others Borna Ćorić but also some of the greatest stars of Croatian sport. As the host and the most experienced in tennis exhibitions, Goran will be in charge for the jokes but also for the supreme atmosphere on the ATP stadium.
After entertaining the visitors with their tennis stunts, the program of opening ceremony will move to the Dance Arena where visitors will be able to enjoy in the spectacular performance of the regional singing star Željko Joksimović who performs for the first time at such a big sports event.

Wednesday, 22nd July, reserved for Moya, Norman and Bob Sinclar

During the past 25 years many tennis aces played in Umag but no one has left such a deep impact as the Spaniard Carlos Moya who deserves bearing the title "The King of Umag" and the honorary citizen of Umag. Therefore his return to Umag ATP stadium, this time in an exhibition match with Magnus Norman on Wednesday 22nd July, will be one of the most emotional moments of the tournament.

World famous DJ Bob Sinclar will prepare the unforgettable party which is scheduled after the exhibition match Moya-Norman. Sinclar is also famous for being a tennis enthusiast, therefore besides his performance, he will definitely cheer up the visitors with his tennis skills.

"I am glad that these types of matches are becoming a tradition in Umag, as it is the case in other big tournaments. Borna, my humble self and our guests guarantee great entertainment and different tennis experience than the one you are used to. I am also sure that the return of Carlos Moya and Magnus Norman will cause a great interest and that we will all remember excellent moments from Umag courts", said Goran Ivanišević.

Unique experience even outside the courts

Exciting tennis matches, exhibition matches, performances of great music stars, rich program of Istria Gourmet Festival are the main attractions of 26th Konzum Croatia Open Umag.

For the sixth year in a row Istria Gourmet Festival is an eno-gastronomic scene of sports events of Umag tournament rich in flavours and scents of Istria. This unique lifestyle event presents to the public all the culinary richness of the Istrian region. In Istria Gourmet Restaurant this year will be cooking restaurant Zigante truffles, while Naša kužina will be led by LF restaurant, and Taste Istria zone will present chosen products of Istria - wines, olive oils, truffles, cheese and prosciutto. For all lovers of fine wine, for the fourth year in a row Istria Gourmet Festival also this year offers wine tastings "Hidden charms of Istrian wines".

Music program of Party Nights brings party every day until the early morning hours for different tastes with the performances of famous musicians. This means 100 hours of program during the tournament on a unique location of Dance Arena. This year the program will start with a big concert of Željko Joksimović, and the best party guarantee also the group S.A.R.S., Bob Sinclar and DJ Cristian Marchi and the attractive Salsa party. The central party event is again the traditional Miss Hostess pageant, which regularly brings the greatest interest of the public.

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