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read moreAustralian tennis legend Ken Rosewall has today unveiled the completed $50.5 million upgrade to the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
Joined by ATP stars Borna Coric, Grigor Dimitrov, David Goffin and Jamie Murray to launch the upgrades to the Ken Rosewall Arena ahead of the start of the ATP Cup on 3rd January, Rosewall stated “I think that it’s going to be some of the best tennis that we’ve seen here at the stadium and I think with the new facility here, with the new seats and the new roof, it’s going to be exciting for the spectators as well. I know that there will be a lot of great matches.”
The upgrade to the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre has included the transformation of Ken Rosewall Arena into a multi-purpose outdoor covered arena with upsized in-stadia videoboards and new seating. The players even aimed their phone cameras towards the sky to capture the centerpiece of the transformation - an all-weather canopy roof.
ATP Cup Tournament Director Tom Larner, Tennis NSW Chief Executive and ATP Cup Sydney General Manager Lawrence Robertson and NSW acting Minister for Sport Geoff Lee were also in attendance at the unveiling, sharing their excitement for both the improvements at the facility and the debut of the ATP Cup.
Larner stated “it’s fantastic to see in this wonderful city of Sydney the global launch of the tennis season with the talent we have here today, taking place here in just four days.”
The first ATP Cup match in Sydney will pit Belgium against Moldova on Friday.
The roof and fabric structure was designed and installed by Fabritecture, delivered within a 12 month timeframe.
Images: Ken Rosewall at the Ken Rosewall Arena (top), the new venue from above (middle) and a courtside view of the innovatiove fabric roof (below).
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26th July 2019 - Tennis Australia to roll out new court surfaces across the nation
29th March 2019 - Hopman Cup to end in Perth in favour of men only ATP Cup tournament
8th January 2019 - IAAF installs air quality monitor at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre
7th January 2019 - Sydney to stage finals of new ATP Cup event
4th January 2019 - Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena to get a roof in 2019
5th November 2018 - Work commences on pitch upgrade at Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
24th July 2017 - New all-weather tennis courts open at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
14th January 2016 - Sydney Olympic Park Authority plans $50 million roof over Ken Rosewall Arena
12th January 2016 - Sell-out crowd watches FAST4 Tennis at the Allphones Arena
10th October 2011 - Inaugural conference on fabric structure design
14th October 2008 - Custom fabric roof structure at Canberra Pool
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