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Industry News Mouratoglou Tennis Academy will Serena Williams is featured in the establish its first world-class tennis coaching facility outside of France in Kuwait's Sheikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis Complex. The tennis program will be led by Patrick Mouratoglou, who has been Serena Williams' coach since 2012. “Tempur-Pedic Sleep is Power” campaign and is endorsing the mattress brand, which she has used for 10 years. Agnieszka Radwanska has become an ambassador for LOTOS Group, an oil company and refinery based in Gdansk, Poland. Radwanska will promote the LOTOS brand and take part in the company's special events, including activities within the field of sports education. American player Nikita Kryvonos has been banned from pro tennis for 10 years and fined $20,000 after being found guilty of breaches of the Tennis Anti- Corruption Program. The Tennis Integrity Unit determined that Kryvonos, age 30, colluded with third parties to fix a match in Champaign, Ill., in November 2015. Kryvonos achieved a career-high singles ranking of 389 in 2007. Inaugural Women’s Coaching Conference in NYC in August Greek tennis player Konstantinos Mikos, age 25, has been banned from pro tennis for life after being found guilty of four offenses under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program. ENTDECKE DIE WELT DER WE MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE The Women’s Tennis Coaching Association (WTCA) will hold its inaugural WTCA Conference NYC on Aug. 26-27, at the New York Marriott East Side in Manhattan. The conference theme is “the art and science of coachingfemale players.” Presented in association with the PTR, speakers will include Grand Slam champions, internationally known tennis experts, college coaches, medical advisers, industryleaders and business experts. Die Int. Plattform für alle Trainer und Coaches die professionell unterrichten INFO: PTR European Headquarters Leichtergasse 28 - 39012 MERAN Fon: +39 0473 230097 - www.ptrtennis.de - [email protected] 17