Bernard Tomic will represent Australia in 2013 Hopman Cup campaign - Tennis News
Australian number one, Bernard Tomic is all set to debut at the Hopman Cup this year. He will be playing the coveted team event along with the former world number one players Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic at the new Perth
Arena starting from 29th December 2012 to 5thJanuary 2013.
In a press conference Tomic said, “I can’t wait to play against the top players in the world and get guaranteed three matches of a high standard; something great before the Australian Open.”
The 49th ranked underdog plans to draw from the Davis Cup, as he will be contesting in the ITF mixed doubles event.
He further added, “ I think where Davis Cup has helped me … is playing the doubles and singles a lot in practice and the opportunity to play mixed doubles is something new for me … I can’t wait to get on the court and help
Australia win”.
Steve Ayles, the Hyundai Hopman Cup’s event director recently unveiled the former world number one Djokovic. The Serbian will make his fourth appearance and team up with world number 12th, Ana Ivanovic. The couple
will play together for the third time at Hopman Cup.
Djokovic is very excited to be a part of the event, mentioning that playing at the championship has always given him great experiences and has geared him up for the Grand Slam of the following year. The Serb was the finalist
previously and hopes to secure the title this time round with Ivanovic.
The Western Australian government has accomplished a great job by constructing state-of-the-art Arena for the beloved sport at the 25thanniversary of Hyundai Hopman Cup. Hence, for the first time the Hyundai Cup
will truly depict the Grand Slam aura. This will serve as the motivation of the leading world champions to join in. Alongside that, spectators will also experience the great ambiance of extraordinary tennis stadium.
The government of Western Australia has rendered great contributions to not only make the City of Perth beautiful but has also helped to promote the Hopman event. They have also undertaken the task of promoting and advertising
the game of tennis all across the state.
The Hopman Cup is great source to let players meet other tennis superstars and play the game in a professional environment. It is the only official ITF mixed teams competition. The games will start with great hope to mark
an emphatic start to tennis tournaments in 2013.
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