Palermo tournament director Oliviero Palma was thrilled to lure World No 2 Simona Halep to his tournament, but due to travel restrictions recently imposed by the Italian government she may not play the event after all.
Palermo has great hopes for its Ladies Open, which, after a break of almost five months because of the Coronavirus pandemic, will be the first event on the WTA Tour. Its tournament director, Oliviero Palma, tells us all about it.