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Sunday will see the draft for the International Tennis Premier League in Dubai and opinions are clearly split on the validity of the new tennis concept amongst leading players. Tomas Berdych, who maintains he needs to cut back on his schedule, primarily in Davis Cup, insists he is fully committed.
The ATP has done well with sponsorships over the past five years or so, but new ATP CEO Chris Kermode said the tour is unlikely to recover around $3 million that is owed from the government of Rio de Janeiro for advertising the city at the Brazilian city at men’s tennis tournaments.
IMG is using the system popularized by San Jose’s tournament director Bill Rapp by determining in advance the day a star attraction will play their first match. In this case the tournament announces that Novak Djokovic will play on Friday, March 21.
Maria Sharapova is set to become a stable mate of Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington and Martin Scorsese as the sale of IMG to William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, one of the oldest names in the Hollywood talent business, is expected to be announced later today.
Andy Murray left the Middle East behind him this morning and boarded the 14 hours long flight to Melbourne knowing he had not gotten anywhere near the level of match practice he was hoping before showing he was ready to compete with the top players at the Australian Open.
Eurosport and IMG Media have agreed to a new joint five-year media rights partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association, while the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden has renewed its TV broadcast agreement with Tennis Channel.
Maria Sharapova is set to become a stable mate of Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington and Martin Scorsese as the sale of IMG to William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, one of the oldest names in the Hollywood talent business, is expected to be announced later today.
With the takeover of the Melbourne Kooyong exhibition by IMG, a charity element to the four-day event has been expanded, with families dealing with cancer the intended beneficiaries.
Goran Ivanisevic and Pat Rafter will bring back memories of their classic 2001 Wimbledon final after being drawn together in the round-robin stages of the Statoil Masters Tennis, an IMG event, at London’s Royal Albert Hall, December 4-8.
It appears that the bidders for IMG have been cut to three from the 10 that put in bids at the beginning of October.
IMG Worldwide says its not for sale, but it at least appears to be in play as the buzz around the Hollywood’s trade newspapers has been hot and heavy.
After losing Roger Federer from their roster of top-flight sporting stars, IMG is intensifying efforts to finally lure Andy Murray from XIX Entertainment. During his career Murray has been represented by Octagon, Patricio Apey’s Ace Group and is now with the Simon Fuller –run XIX Entertainment, an arm of CAA Sports.
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