Zahava Open

The Zahavan Open also called Marcian Games, is a major  held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Marcian Amphitheatre in Thessala, Zahava. The venue is named after the Zahavan General Marcian Tigurius. It is the second of four annual Major Festival tournaments the other three being the Yarovan open, Sanatae Martones Open and the Rugi Open. The Zahavan Open is currently the only Major Festival event held on clay, and during a period of high average temperatures for the region. Because of the seven rounds needed for a championship, the slow-playing surface and the best-of-five-set singles matches (without a in the final set), coupled with the weather the event is widely considered to be one of the most physically demanding tennis tournaments in the world.