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DUNLOP CELEBRATES FIVE FINALISTS AT THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dunlop Tennis Continues its Revival with Five Players in the Wimbledon Finals
Coming under new ownership in April 2017, Dunlop is bounding back into the racket sports game with five of
its players making it to their respective finals at Wimbledon.
Dunlop Tennis star Kevin Anderson had a thrilling run to the Men’s Singles final—beating Roger Federer in the
quarter-finals and playing a record-breaking, 6.5-hour match versus John Isner in the semi-finals. Unfortuna-
tely, his run came to an end today as he bowed out to Novak Djokovic 2-6, 2-6, 6-7 (3-7). The 32-year-old South
African used the Dunlop CX 2.0 Tour LE racket on the road to his final’s match, the same racket he played on
his way to the final of the 2017 U.S. Open. Despite defeat, Anderson will move to a career high ranking of No 5
in the world.
“Since he began as an ambassador for our company, we’ve seen Kevin’s game grow at a meteoric pace, and al-
though he wasn’t able to win today, this trip to the Wimbledon final is still a testament to all his hard work and
dedication,” said Masahiro Asahino, CEO of Dunlop International Europe Ltd. “As a company, we share those
same values, and it’s our mission to continually improve our products and set new standards in the tennis in-
dustry.”
Jamie Murray was unable to defend his Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Murray was aiming for his 10 th Grand
Slam Doubles title and fourth Doubles title at Wimbledon. He uses the Dunlop CX 2.0 racket.
Dunlop D Squad junior Jack Draper excelled in the Boys’ Singles at Wimbledon this year, going all the way to
his first Wimbledon final. Unfortunately, the 16-year-old narrowly lost out to the No 1 seed Chun Hsin Tseng
1-6, 7-6, 4-6. Jack uses the new Dunlop CV 3.0 F Tour racket.
Another Dunlop Tennis superstar, Yui Kamiji, won her fifth straight Women’s Doubles title in the wheelchair
event at Wimbledon this year. This win adds to her Australian Open Doubles and French Open Singles titles
earlier this year, using her Dunlop CX 4.0 racket.
Aniek Van Koot made it to the final of the Women’s Wheelchair Singles event after coming through an epic
battle in her semi-final against Yui Kamiji. She was unable to clinch the title, losing 3-6, 2-6. Van Koot plays
with the Dunlop CX 2.0 racket.
For more details on Team Dunlop players and rackets, visit www.dunlopsports.com.
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