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ITFWORLD WINTER 2015 1 www.itftennis.com Front cover photography by Paul Zimmer. EDITOR Joanne Burnham CONTRIBUTORS Emily Bevan is a member of the ITF Communications department and manages the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas social media channels. Previously she worked on several equestrian publications at IPC Media. Stuart Fraser is a freelance sports journalist who has covered tennis for a number of different media outlets in the UK including the Daily Mail, The Sun and BBC Radio Scotland. He was a reporter for the London 2012 Olympic News Service at Wimbledon. Paul Newman is tennis correspondent for The Independent, The Independent on Sunday and I newspapers in the UK. Alex Ramsay has been writing about tennis for longer than she cares to remember and, these days, spends her time following Andy Murray around the globe. She has written for newspapers as far afield as Melbourne, Los Angeles, Edinburgh and London. Clive White isa former tennis correspondent of Britain's The Sunday Telegraph and was Team Leader for the London 2012 Olympic News Service at Wimbledon. He regularly writes for DavisCup.com and FedCup.com. PHOTO CREDITS Philippe Buissin, Corinne Dubreuil, Mathilde Dusol, Ray Giubilo, ITHF, Alejandro Kaminetzky, Daniel Kopatsch, Fred and Susan Mullane, Molly Riley/Getty Images, Martin Sidorjak, SMP Images, Ben Solomon/ITHF, Srdjan Stevanovic, Takeo Tanuma, Tennis Foundation, Steve Wylie, Paul Zimmer. DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Clarus · www.clarus-design.com ITFWorld is published by ITF Ltd, PO Box N-272, Nassau, Bahamas. All rights reserved throughout the world. No part of ITFWorld may be reproduced without the prior written permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher. The publishers accept no responsibility for return of manuscripts, photos or artwork, but if you send material you must include an SAE. Whilst we make every effort to ensure that all editorial material is factually correct at the time of going to press, we cannot accept responsibility if any errors occur and for matters arising as a result. Views expressed in ITFWorld do not necessarily reflect official ITF policy. It should not be inferred that products advertised in this magazine are officially approved by the ITF. © 2015 ITF Ltd. Please address all correspondence regarding ITFWorld to Joanne Burnham, ITF Communications Department, ITF Licensing UK Ltd, Bank Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5XZ, UK. Email: joanne.burnham@itftennis.com IN THIS ISSUE 2 WELCOME MESSAGE From ITF President David Haggerty. 3 NEW YEAR, NEW SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS A round-up of the ITF's recent sponsorship news. 4 NEW ERA BEGINS AT ITF AGM It was all change at the 2015 assembly, as David Haggerty succeeded Francesco Ricci Bitti as ITF President and a new Board of Directors was elected. 8 INTRODUCING DAVID HAGGERTY The new President talks to Stuart Fraser about his vision for tennis in the next four years and his priorities for the sport. 12 THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS ITFWorld presents the full line-up of ITF World Champions for 2015, and details the achievements of these players who distinguished themselves from the rest in an action-packed season. 18 QUEENS OF FED CUP Czech Republic continued its mastery of Fed Cup by BNP Paribas by winning a ninth title in Prague, defeating Russia in a close final. Emily Bevan reports. 22 LIVING THE DREAM Great Britain rewrote the history books by winning its first Davis Cup by BNP Paribas title since 1936, with Andy Murray leading his country to what had once seemed impossible. Alix Ramsay was there. 26 ENTER A NEW MASTER Joachim Gerard overcame the great Shingo Kunieda to capture the NEC Masters title, says Clive White, while Jiske Griffioen and David Wagner also excelled. 28 COACHES IN FOCUS The ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference by BNP Paribas offered its 640 delegates a huge range of presentations on the art of coaching. 30 JUNIORS SHOW THEIR COLOURS A look back at the Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, and the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals. 32 AN ITALIAN FAIRYTALE IN THE CITY OF DREAMS Paul Newman reminds us of Flavia Pennetta's improbable triumph at the US Open, and the dominance of one Novak Djokovic. 36 JUNIOR SLAM SPOTLIGHT: THE US OPEN New York's finest, Taylor Fritz and Dalma Galfi, spoke to Stuart Fraser. 38 NEWS ROUND-UP Stories from around the ITF in the last few months. 40 LOOKING AHEAD The 2016 calendar. CONTENTS WINTER 2015 THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION'S OFFICIAL MAGAZINE 59 18 4 22 30

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