Memorial Drive will be in full-swing this week with the World Tennis Challenge heating up the court this evening until Friday.
The 3-night international tournament will see four teams, each with a tennis legend and a current champion, battling it out for top honours.
The full player line-up is:
Team Tennis Legend Current Champion
Australasia Pat Rafter Alexandr Dolgopolov
Europe Henri Leconte Michael Llodra
International Brad Gilbert Stanislas Wawrinka
The Americas John McEnroe Tommy Haas
Mansour Bahrami is the wildcard.
Tickets are available from Ticketek (www.ticketek.com.au) and start at $28.50 for adults, $12 for children or $85 for families.
Adelaide City Council has provided $10,000 in sponsorship for the event, which also goes towards the Be Active Challenge – Australia’s largest tennis participant event.
“The World Tennis Challenge not only puts Adelaide on the world-stage, it also encourages the community to get involved with the WTC Be Active Challenge,” said Acting Lord Mayor David Plumridge.
“It’s a great initiative that encourages people of all ages and abilities to get active and have some fun.”
This year the WTC Be Active Challenge runs until 14th January and has attracted over 2,000 participants, with events including a Corporate Challenge, a Country Carnival, the MLC Tennis Hot Shots (for under 10 years) and the ITF Be Active Adelaide Wheelchair Open.
For more information about World Tennis Challenge and the Be Active Challenge, please visit www.worldtennischallenge.com
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