MARTINA HINGIS, HEATHER WATSON & GREG RUSEDSKI WILL ALL PLAY ROYAL ALBERT HALL WITH SIR ELTON JOHN

Written by: Staff on 17th November 2014

MARTINA HINGIS, HEATHER WATSON & GREG RUSEDSKI WILL ALL PLAY ROYAL ALBERT HALL WITH SIR ELTON JOHN

epa04369478 Heather Watson of Great Britain hits a return to Sorana Cirstea of Romania during the second day of the 2014 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, Meadows, New York, USA, 26 August 2014. The US Open runs through 08 September, a 15-day schedule. EPA/JASON SZENES |

Martina Hingis, Heather Watson and Greg Rusedski complete all-star field for Mylan World TeamTennis Smash Hits in London

Join Roddick, McEnroe, Clijsters, Henman and Lisicki for charity event on December 7

The field is set for Mylan WTT Smash Hits presented by Walgreens and AmerisourceBergen, with Martina Hingis, Heather Watson and Greg Rusedski joining a lineup that also includes Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Kim Clijsters, Sabine Lisicki and Tim Henman. The event, which benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation and is co-hosted by Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King, will be held Sunday, December 7 during the final session of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall.

Hingis, a former world No. 1 in singles and doubles, is playing in only her second Mylan WTT Smash Hits event but she is very familiar and successful in the WTT format. Hingis is a member of the Washington Kastles, the Mylan World TeamTennis professional team based in Washington, D.C., and was named the League MVP in 2012 and 2013. She also led the Kastles to their fourth consecutive Mylan WTT title this past summer, earning Finals MVP honors.

Greg Rusedski of Great Britain in action against Patrick Rafter of Australia on the fifth day of the Stella Artois Tennis Championships 13 June, in the men’s quarter finals.

This will be the first Smash Hits appearance for Rusedski and Britain’s top-ranked woman Watson. Currently ranked world No. 50, Watson has won one WTA singles title and three Tour level doubles crowns. Rusedski, who reached a career high ranking of No. 4 in singles, won 15 ATP singles titles and was runner-up at the 1997 US Open.

The players will form two teams, coached and selected by King and John, and will play a Mylan World TeamTennis match. The one-night event will be held during the final session of the IMG-owned and staged Statoil Masters Tennis tournament.

Since 1993, Mylan WTT Smash Hits has raised more than $12 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and various local AIDS charities throughout the United States. This is the first time in the event’s 22-year history that it will be staged outside the U.S.

Tennis action is set for 6:00 p.m. and Team Elton has the edge in the overall series 11-10 after defeating Team Billie Jean in Orlando, Fla., in 2013.

Tickets are available from £18.50 through www.WTTSmashHits.com, www.statoilmasterstennis.com or through the Royal Albert Hall Box Office on +44 (0) 20 7070 4404.

Sponsorship and Group VIP packages are also available by contacting Natalee Jarrett at njarrett@wtt.com

www.statoilmasterstennis.com.

2014 Mylan WTT Smash Hits presented by Walgreens and AmerisourceBergen –

Organizations & Charities

About Elton John AIDS Foundation UK (EJAF):

At the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) we believe that AIDS can be beaten. We act on that belief by raising funds for effective programs and policies, and also by speaking out with honesty and compassion about the realities of people’s lives. Sir Elton John created EJAF over twenty years ago, first in the United States in 1992 and then in the United Kingdom in 1993. The U.S. foundation focuses its efforts on programs in the United States, the Americas, and the Caribbean, while the U.K. foundation funds HIV-related work in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Through hard work and with the help of our network of kind, amazing, creative, and generous friends and supporters, the two foundations together have raised more than £190m ($300) million over the past two decades to combat stigma, prevent infections, provide treatment and services, and motivate governments to end AIDS. Over the past year alone, the UK Foundation has provided support for over 2.4m people to get an HIV test and a further 185,000 very vulnerable people living with HIV to access lifesaving care.

About Mylan:

Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting new standards in health care. Working together around the world to provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine, we innovate to satisfy unmet needs; make reliability and service excellence a habit; do what’s right, not what’s easy; and impact the future through passionate global leadership. We offer a growing portfolio of more than 1,300 generic pharmaceuticals and several brand medications. In addition, we offer a wide range of antiretroviral therapies, upon which approximately 40% of HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries depend. We also operate one of the largest active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers and currently market products in approximately 140 countries and territories. Our workforce of more than 20,000 people is dedicated to improving the customer experience and increasing pharmaceutical access to consumers around the world. But don’t take our word for it. See for yourself. See inside. Mylan.com

About Statoil (UK) Ltd :

Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 36 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world’s energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Stavanger, Norway with approx. 23,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges. More information is available at www.Statoil.com.

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