2012 Australian Open Junior Champion Luke Saville
Luke Saville is probably the best junior player in the world right now and he has sat down with Head Tennis (his sponsor) to talk about his game and what he hopes to achieve in the future.
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Vera Zvonareva Signs Sponsorship Deal with Fila
Vera Zvonareva is the latest player to switch sponsors, moving from K-Swiss to Fila. Fila already has some great players on their roster for 2012 including Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
I have admired the Fila brand since I was a young girl and I am thrilled to join the elite group of athletes that have worn Fila throughout the years. The Fila brand aligns so well with my personal style, and I look forward to wearing Fila’s tennis line in Australia.
USTA Sign Up Grand Marnier as US Open Series Sponsor
The USTA has officially announced that Grand Marnier will be joinnig the list of companies sponosring this years US Open series. While Olympus has transferred some of its rights and marketing commitments to Best Buy.
It seems like the USTA is getting some of the worlds best companies on board, which is evident when you see the prizemoney at this years US Open.
Fernando Verdasco Signs with Dunlop
Dunlop has announced Fernando Verdasco as the latest tennis star to join as a brand ambassador. Verdasco has signed an international contract for racquets, strings and accessories, while also agreeing to play a key role endorsing Dunlop’s junior talent identification program – D-Squad.
“Becoming a brand ambassador for Dunlop is a very proud moment for me and I look forward to joining the great players already associated with the brand.,” said Verdasco. ”I am continuing to work hard and with help from Dunlop I hope to be able to make this my most successful year to date.” 2009 was pretty good to the guy. Guess at this level it really doesn’t matter what racquet got him to the top (Yonex). Money talks.
Barry Leach, MD of Dunlop Sport said: “Fernando is a world class addition to Dunlop and exemplifies the quality we look for at the brand,” said Barry Leach, MD of Dunlop. ” He plays an exciting style of tennis and, if he can build on last year’s performances, I would expect him to be a main fixture in the ATP top ten this year.”
Verdasco will immediately commence testing of Dunlop’s new 2011 technology. Stay tuned for his choice. Verdasco wears adidas apparel and footwear on court.
TENNIS.com To Title Sponsor Zurich Tennis Open On The 11th – 19th October
TENNIS.com has been named as the new title sponsor of the Zurich Open in Switzerland in a few weeks.
“We’re proud that one of Europe’s most important tournaments will operate under our name,” declared George Mackin, Director at The Tennis Company. “We decided to title sponsor the TENNIS.com Zurich Open based on its long and successful history and the outstanding player field they have this year.”
“We are delighted to be teaming up with Octagon to title-sponsor the TENNIS.com Zurich Open and hope that it will be the first of many future tennis event title sponsorships that we work on together, “ added Dave Morgan, Chairman of the Tennis Company.
TENNIS.com is one of the worlds premier tennis destinations and it is good to see them trying to promote their services a little bit more within the sport. I do think however they have a lot of issues with their own tennis website, and they probably should have spent this sponsorship money on redoing their site! After launching several new media companies, im always open to becoming an evangelist for them.
