Industry News
Bryan Brothers Sign Deal
To Endorse Solinco Strings
Sixteen-time Grand Slam doubles champi-
ons Bob and Mike Bryan have signed with
Solinco
Sports and will endorse the company’s
strings.
“We are thrilled to have the most success-
ful doubles team of all time, as well as two
of
the most well-respected and liked players
on the ATP Tour, join the Solinco family,”
says Solinco
Director KT Kim. “They are true ambas-
sadors of the sport, and we’re extremely
excited to have them
continue playing with our strings and now officially represent our brand.”
“We’ve been using Solinco for the past two years and we love the feel and performance of the
strings,” says Mike Bryan. “Players are very sensitive about their strings and we believe [Solinco
has] the best product out there.”
The Bryans will have Solinco’s “O” on their strings to represent the brand.
Octagon i s now managing the tennis
affairs of the recently retired Ana
Ivanovic, a former world No. 1.
Frank Giampaolo will be the keynote
educator speaking at the
PTR GB Conference ,
an annual one-day event held on
the middle Sunday of Wimbledon (July
9) at London’s Olympic Park. Other
speakers at the conference include Andy
Dowsett and Phil Vivian. For information,
visit www.PTRGB.org.
Porsche has entered a multi-year partnership
to become the title sponsor for
the WTA Finals qualification campaign:
the "Porsche Race to Singapore."
The ATP's Memphis Open is
moving to Long Island, N.Y.,
in 2018, after 41 years in Tennessee.
The Memphis Open was one of
the longest-running tournaments in the
United States and was the country's only
indoor ATP event.
GF Sports, which bought the tournament
in 2015, announced in April that
the men's tournament will be played at
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in
New York. The company has partnered
with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment.
The tournament started in 1976 and
its champions include Bjorn Borg, Jimmy
Connors, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Pete
Sampras and Kei Nishikori. In 2018, it
will be played at the renovated Nassau
Coliseum on Feb. 10-18.
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