PlaySight Debuts System To Reduce Incorrect Line Calls
Forbes “ Fab 40 ,” which picks the most valuable sports brands in four categories : athletes , teams , businesses and sporting events . Federer ’ s “ current brand value ,” according to Forbes , is $ 36 million .
The International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation honored Masaaki Morita recently with the 2017 Golden Achievement Award for his work to grow tennis in Japan .
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PlaySight Debuts System To Reduce Incorrect Line Calls
PlaySight has introduced its PlayFair Challenge system for its cutting-edge SmartCourts , giving players the ability to challenge line calls instantly through multi-angle , on-court videos . “ With the PlayFair Challenge system , we are enabling all levels of tennis — from recreational club players to college players to professionals — to have multiangle video review available for any tournament or match they play on a SmartCourt ,” says Yuval Bar Yosef , general manager of PlaySight ’ s North American Operations . PlaySight piloted two PlayFair Challenge tournaments this past fall , at the SoCal Intercollegiate Tennis Championships at USC and at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park , Md . For more info , visit playsight . com
Forbes “ Fab 40 ,” which picks the most valuable sports brands in four categories : athletes , teams , businesses and sporting events . Federer ’ s “ current brand value ,” according to Forbes , is $ 36 million .
The International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation honored Masaaki Morita recently with the 2017 Golden Achievement Award for his work to grow tennis in Japan .
The Lawn Tennis Association ( LTA ), the national governing body for tennis in the United Kingdom , has partnered with Universal Tennis Ratings ( UTR ). The LTA now sends weekly results to UTR from its sanctioned age-graded junior tournaments , as well as from the Open category of adult competition — adding approximately 5,000 new match results to UTR ’ s database every Friday . As of September , UTR officials said the LTA alliance had produced 4,200 “ rated ” British players . In addition , there were 13,254 “ active players ” in the LTA who had at least one match result reported to UTR within the past 12 months . Often described as tennis ’ s equivalent to a golf handicap , UTR features 16 levels that can track a player ’ s progression from introductory junior competition to the top level of professional tennis . UTRis also being utilized by Tennis Canada , six USTA Sections and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association . Visit universaltennis . com for more information .
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Former Great Britain Fed Cup Captain Judy Murray and Great Britain ’ s Davis Cup Captain Leon Smith are new ambassadors for Rebo , a pre-fabricated , freestanding rebound practice wall with an angled face that is manufactured in the U . K . As part of her partnership with Rebo , Murray will use the wall for two grassroots initiatives she is delivering . “ I ’ m thrilled to be teaming up with Rebo ,” Murray says . “ We share the same vision for growing the game by making tennis fun and taking it into areas where you might not normally find a court , a coach or a club .” According to the manufacturer , a Rebo wall can be installed anywhere in a matter of hours . Visit rebowall . com .