The ATP 250 match performed in July on the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame (ITHF) in Newport, R.I., will depart that metropolis following the July 2024 match.
An announcement by the ITHF stated, “The present ATP 250 match sanction shall be retired on the conclusion of the 2024 Infosys Corridor of Fame Open,” which is scheduled for July 14-21.
The match was purchased up by Saudi Arabia by way of its Public Funding Fund, which has invested in a variety of different professional sports activities, together with golf, soccer, Method One and boxing.
In an announcement, the Corridor of Fame stated it’s “within the technique of reimagining skilled tennis in Newport with the expectation that starting in 2025, a brand new period of professional tennis on the historic courts will start.”
“World-class tennis has been a part of the material of Newport for almost 150 years and can proceed to have an ongoing presence on the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame,” stated ITHF CEO Dan Faber. “The ITHF is actively exploring the alternatives to host new skilled tennis occasions in Newport. As well as, we’ll proceed to strengthen our digital programming, museum and customer expertise, worldwide presence, and presentation of the Final Honor in Tennis – induction into the Corridor of Fame.”
“As skilled tennis in Newport enters a brand new chapter in 2025, the ATP seems to be ahead to persevering with to work with the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame, one in every of our sport’s most historic venues, within the years forward,” stated Eric Starelli, Government Vice President, ATP Americas.