The Winston-Salem Open, the annual ATP 250 event held at Wake Forest, began on Aug. 22 with one of its strongest player fields in the tournament’s five-year history.
This year, the field has included three top-20 players, including world No. 11 Gilles Simon of France; No. 15 Kevin Anderson of South Africa; and No. 19 Viktor Troicki of Serbia. Other well-known participants include No. 24 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and American Sam Querrey, currently ranked No. 38.
The tournament — which is expected to have an overall attendance of more than 40,000 people this year — has undergone significant growth since it first launched in 2011.