November 2012

Shanghai Masters

Novak Djokovic beated British Tennis Player Andy Murray, on 14 October 2012 saving five match points to seal a stunning 5- 7, 7- 6 ( 13/ 11), 6- 3 victory in the Shanghai Rolex Masters final.

With the winning of match Novak Djokovic became the first player to win seven of the nine ATP World Tour 1000 Masters events. Also in the Double’s Category, Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek won the Shanghai Rolex Double title by defeating Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna. Novak Djokovic has won five Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008, 2011, and 2012 Australian Open; the 2011 Wimbledon Championships; and the 2011 US Open. By winning three Majors in 2011, Djokovic became the sixth male player in the open era to win three Majors in a calendar year. He is the first male player representing Serbia to win a Major singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events, separately and consecutively.

ABOUT SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS

The 4th Edition of Shanghai Rolex Masters, is one of the world’s biggest tennis tournaments and the only such tournament to be staged outside North America and Europe. The Shanghai Rolex Masters is one of only nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in the world and is the culmination and feature event of the Asian Swing. The Shanghai Rolex Masters was named ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year for 2009, 2010 and 2011. Total prize money for the Shanghai Rolex Masters is US$3240000

Hironmoy Chatterjee Appointed as The CEO of AITA

Hironmoy Chatterjee, Secretary of the Bengal Tennis Association on 1 November 2012 was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The All India Tennis Association (AITA). The decision of Chatterjee’s selection was made by the Executive Board of AITA that is headed by President Anil Khanna with consultation to the honourable Life President, Yashwant Sinha. Chatterjee in his 36 years experience as a tennis administrator has been a beneficiary of conducting different types of tournaments that includes the local tournaments to the Davis Cup, a tournament of world level.

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