Tag: ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti
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Novak Djokovic for Davis Cup Commitment Award
London, Sept 12, 2013: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will be one of 27 players to receive the Davis Cup Commitment Award during this weekend’s Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and zone group ties on Saturday 14 September. The presentations are being made by the ITF through its National Associations. This new award…
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Changes Rules to permit ‘smart’ equipment
London, July 29, 2013: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced that the Rules of Tennis had been amended to permit the use of ‘Player Analysis Technology’ during play. The new rule was approved at the recent ITF AGM in Paris on Friday 12 July, and will be included in the 2014 edition of the…
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ITF launches legal advisory service for juniors
London, June 26, 2013: The ITF today announced a new joint initiative with leading UK specialist sports law firm Couchmans LLP to offer independent legal advice to promising international junior players who are considering signing commercial or representation agreements. The programme will be launched on Thursday 27 June at the ITF Junior Player Educational Forum…
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Johan Cruyff to attend Paralympic Tennis Event
London – GBR, August 29, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is pleased to confirm today that legendary football player Johan Cruyff, founder of ITF Wheelchair Tennis Programme Partner the Johan Cruyff Foundation, will attend the London 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event Draw Ceremony on Thursday, 30 August at 12pm at Eton Manor. Through his Foundation,…
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ITF relaunches ITFtennis.com as new look website
London Marach 21, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced the relaunch of its official website: www.itftennis.com. The new look website is part of the ITF’s overall strategy to redesign its whole family of websites, following on from the relaunch of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup websites, plus individual ITF weblets on Junior…
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ITF increases use of Hawk-Eye in Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
London, Feb 03, 2012: Hawk Eye, The ITF announced today that it is further increasing the use of electronic line-calling review in its official team competitions, Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, starting with this weekend’s Fed Cup World Group first round ties on 4-5 February. In 2012, the Hawk-Eye…
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Regular tennis ball eliminated from ten-and-under competition as ITF makes only fifth change to Rules of Tennis
ITF Press Release Jan 01, 2012: Regular tennis ball eliminated, The ITF announced that its new rule for ten-and-under competition came into worldwide effect today. The rule states that ten-and-under competitions can no longer be played using a regular yellow tennis ball, with the mandatory use of slower ‘red’, ‘orange’ or ‘green’ balls on the appropriate…
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Djokovic and Kvitova named 2011 ITF World Champions
ITF Press Release, Dec 13, 2011: The ITF announced today that Novak Djokovic (SRB) and Petra Kvitova (CZE) are the 2011 ITF World Champions. This is the first time either player has received this honour. Bob and Mike Bryan (USA) are named Men’s Doubles World Champions for the eighth occasion, while Kveta Peschke (CZE) and Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) become…
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ITF launches Virtual Tour of Davis Cup trophy
ITF Press Release, Nov 30, 2011: The ITF launches Virtual Tour of the Davis Cup trophy ahead of the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Spain and Argentina, being played at the Olympic Stadium in Seville on 2-4 December. To view the Virtual Tour, visit the official Davis Cup website. The Virtual Tour…