Rafter, Ivanisevic, Rusedski, Philippoussis Join Henman In Royal Albert Hall

Written by: on 30th May 2013
Tennis ATP Champions Tour in Zurich
Rafter, Ivanisevic, Rusedski, Philippoussis Join Henman In Royal Albert Hall

epa03152554 Australian tennis legend Mark Philippoussis reacts during his BNP Paribas Zurich Open tennis match against Henri Leconte of France at the ATP Champions Tour in Zurich, Switzerland, 20 March 2012. EPA/ALESSSANDRO DELLA BELLA  |

A glittering line-up of tennis champions have signed up to take on Tim Henman in the Statoil Masters Tennis tournament at the Royal Albert Hall December 4-8.

The 2009 champion Pat Rafter will return, as will the 1997 US Open runner-up Greg Rusedski, along with Goran Ivanisevic, Mark Philippoussis and defending champion Fabrice Santoro. They will face Henman in a six-man round-robin tournament, with an older Legends event running alongside.

In the six-man Legends event, seven-time Grand Slam Champion Mats Wilander and Henri Leconte are confirmed.

In doubles action at the Statoil Masters Tennis – an IMG owned and operated event – the ever-popular Mansour Bahrami and the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles champion, Jamie Murray have signed up to play.

For Santoro, it will be a special occasion to return to the Statoil Masters Tennis tournament as the defending champion. Nicknamed ‘The Magician’, he overcame Tim Henman in the final last year.

©Daily Tennis News Wire

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