ROME — The chief organizer of the Italian Open has threatened to move the tennis tournament from its historic Foro Italico venue to Milan.
Italian tennis federation president Angelo Binaghi made the announcement Wednesday, having said earlier this year that organizers were considering a new location near Rome's main airport.
The Foro Italico near Rome's center has hosted the tournament since 1935.
However, with attendance soaring and no more room at the Foro for outer courts, Binaghi is getting fed up with a lack of support from city authorities — accentuated by the resignation of Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino last week.