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  • SPN India to air ATP Tour in July

    SPN India to air ATP Tour in July

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) will broadcast the upcoming ATP 500 and ATP 1000 events in July. The ATP 500 Citi Open, Washington and ATP 1000 Rogers Cup, Toronto will be aired live and exclusive on Sony ESPN channels. The ATP 500 Citi Open in Washington will begin on July 19 while the ATP 1000 Rogers Cup in Toronto will be begin on July 25.

    The ATP 500 Citi Open in Washington is the next big tournament on the ATP tour after the end of Wimbledon, closely followed by the prestigious ATP 1000 Rogers Cup in Toronto. Both the tournaments will see a host of top ranked players in action like John Isner, Tomas Berdych, Grigor Dimitrov, Nick Kyrgios, Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic and newly crowned Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray.

    SPN’s broadcast of the ATP 500 and ATP 1000 Tour events firmly reinforces its focus on tennis, one of the most followed sports in the world and tennis fans in India can now look forward to the world’s top ranked players in men’s professional tennis on tour.

  • SPN India to air ATP Tour in July

    SPN India to air ATP Tour in July

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) will broadcast the upcoming ATP 500 and ATP 1000 events in July. The ATP 500 Citi Open, Washington and ATP 1000 Rogers Cup, Toronto will be aired live and exclusive on Sony ESPN channels. The ATP 500 Citi Open in Washington will begin on July 19 while the ATP 1000 Rogers Cup in Toronto will be begin on July 25.

    The ATP 500 Citi Open in Washington is the next big tournament on the ATP tour after the end of Wimbledon, closely followed by the prestigious ATP 1000 Rogers Cup in Toronto. Both the tournaments will see a host of top ranked players in action like John Isner, Tomas Berdych, Grigor Dimitrov, Nick Kyrgios, Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic and newly crowned Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray.

    SPN’s broadcast of the ATP 500 and ATP 1000 Tour events firmly reinforces its focus on tennis, one of the most followed sports in the world and tennis fans in India can now look forward to the world’s top ranked players in men’s professional tennis on tour.

  • World number four Stan Wawrinka to participate for Aircel Chennai Open 2015

    World number four Stan Wawrinka to participate for Aircel Chennai Open 2015

    MUMBAI: Current world number four, Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka today confirmed his participation in the 20 edition of the Aircel Chennai Open, India’s and South Asia’s Premier ATP World Tour tennis event, scheduled to be held at Chennai’s SDAT Stadium from 5 to 11 January 2015.

     

    The 29 year old has had an incredible 2014 that started with his final match victory over Edouard Roger Vasselin in Chennai, en route to which he recorded his 300th career match win at the Aircel Chennai Open. Stan followed this by capturing his first Grand Slam championship title with a stunning four-set victory over top seed Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.

     

    Commenting on his presence at the event, Stan Wawrinka said, “I am looking forward to being part of the action and adventure and, of course, all the festivity. I definitely plan to show up ready to play my best with the goal of kicking off the New Year by defending my title in Chennai.”

     

    TNTA vice president and AITA vice president, Tournament Organising committee chairman Karti P Chidambaram said, “Chennai’s tennis fans adore Stan Wawrinka, supporting his every game and rejoicing with every victory he registers. As we celebrate two decades of the tournament in the country, the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association extends a warm welcome to the world number four.”

     

    IMG Reliance COO Ashu Jindal said, “He will be playing in the event for the seventh consecutive year and the continued presence of players of his caliber is a testament to the strength of the tournament and to the ongoing support of fans in the city. We welcome him to Chennai and look forward to seeing him spread his magic at SDAT once again.”

     

    The title sponsor for the tournament is Aircel and the event is supported by a consortium of sponsors in the platinum and gold category, headed by the Government of Tamil Nadu.