By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:34 BST, 16 April 2019 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 16 April 2019
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Britain is set to lose one of its best attended sports events with November’s ATP Tour World Finals expected to leave London.
Turin is the unlikely favourite to take over as host to the season’s top eight male singles players and doubles teams, with an announcement expected this month.
The O2 Arena has been a hugely successful host for the event since 2009, with annual crowds of around 250,000 over the week putting it comfortably in the top 10 of biggest aggregate crowds in this country.
The ATP Tour World Finals are expected to leave London for either Turin or Tokyo in 2021
The battle to host the season-end finale from 2021 onwards has come down to a contest between Turin and Tokyo, with the Italian bid in the driving seat despite fears over the state of the country’s economy.
Although
