Li, Stosur, Berdych And Hewitt To Play Hong Kong BNP Paribas Showdown for World Tennis Day

Written by: on 13th January 2014
Tennis Australian Open 2014
Li, Stosur, Berdych And Hewitt To Play Hong Kong BNP Paribas Showdown for World Tennis Day

epa04014716 Samantha Stosur of Australia attends a pre-tournament press conference for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 2014. The Australian Open is scheduled to start on 13 January 2014. EPA/JOE CASTRO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY  |

World class tennis stars will come to Hong Kong for the second annual BNP Paribas Showdown which will be held as part of World Tennis Day on March 3 at the new Hong Kong Velodrome.

 

Li Na, Asia’s first Grand Slam champion, will take on former US Open champion Sam Stosur of Australia in one match at the BNP Paribas Showdown. The other match will feature former No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt taking on current Top 10 player Tomas Berdych.

 

BNP Paribas, a leader in banking and financial services and the world No. 1 tennis partner, will support this event again this year as title sponsor.

 

The BNP Paribas Showdown is part of the second annual World Tennis Day, a global celebration of tennis that includes BNP Paribas Showdown events in Hong Kong and New York City ( Madison Sq.Garden ) as well as the World Tennis Day Showdown in London. In addition, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and its member nations will host participation events such as clinics and open houses at clubs around the world. In 2013, 58 nations held World Tennis Day participation events.

 

“The popularity of tennis in Asia is the reason we brought the BNP Paribas Showdown to Hong Kong when starting World Tennis Day in 2013,” said Jerry Solomon, president of StarGames, the Showdown’s producer. “We had a successful event last year, and with today’s stars, Li, Sam, Tomas and Lleyton, we look forward to another great night of tennis.”

 

The BNP Paribas Showdown in Hong Kong is one of three Showdown events held on World Tennis Day. At Madison Square Garden in New York, the BNP Paribas Showdown will feature Andy Murray against Novak Djokovic and the Bryan Brothers, Bob and Mike playing against the McEnroes, John and Patrick. In the World Tennis Day Showdown at Earls Court in London, Pat Cash will play Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi will take on Pete Sampras.

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