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ISSUE No.7 November - December 2007

Legends Rock Dubai
The Return of Tennis Legends of Yesterday

“The Legends Rock Dubai” tennis tournament has been attracting veteran greats of this sport for the last two years and again promises to have the “Who is Who” of international fame on the courts.

From November 20 to 24 tennis legends like German Michael Stich and the Grand-Slam winners Goran Ivanisevic, Thomas Muster, Jim Courier, Pat Cash, Paul Haarhuis, Mikael Pernfors and Mansour Bahrami will hit the courts. Farbod Dowlatshahi, president of Delwood who are the initiators and organizers behind this event, is especially proud of this year’s line-up. “These are the best players from the entire era, and to have them all under one roof at the Legends Rock is just like a dream come true.”

The tournament was founded three years ago by Delwood Consultants. Originally it was meant to be family entertainment, but the Legends Rock is now an official part of the Outback Champions Series who presents former greats of tennis in several tournaments.

In 2005, more than 3,000 visitors came to the Madinat Arena to admire Björn Borg and Henri Leconte. Last year the event, which offers a kids day and a gala dinner, drew more than 7,000 guests. The organizers hope to top those numbers this November. The “Icing on the Cake” would have been Pete Sampras’ acceptance, but Farbod Dowlatshahi hopes for that next year “since he is not getting any game practice this year”.

Tickets for the three day event in the Aviation Club are available at regular ticket sales outlets like: Box Office Middle East, Virgin Mega Stores and ITP Ticketsonline.com. A day ticket costs between AED 50 and 125.

More Information at: www.thelegendsrockdubai.com