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ATP ke KL


DATUK Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak (tiga dari kiri) ketika mengumumkan kejohahan Jelajah Persatuan Tenis Profesional (ATP) yang akan berlangsung di Kuala Lumpur pada September depan, semalam.

MALAYSIA mencipta satu lagi sejarah.
Jelajah Persatuan Tenis Profesional (ATP), kejohanan paling unggul di dunia akan berada di Kuala Lumpur pada September depan.

Kali ini bukan untuk perlawanan pertunjukan tetapi hadir sebagai kejohanan yang akan menghimpunkan ramai gergasi tenis dunia.

Ia dijadualkan berlangsung pada 26 September hingga 4 Oktober dan menawarkan hadiah wang tunai AS$947,750 (RM3.5 juta).

Pengumuman itu dibuat oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak yang turut bangga dengan pemilihan Kuala Lumpur sebagai tuan rumah Terbuka Malaysia 2009 yang diserapkan dalam kalendar ATP.

Terbuka Malaysia adalah antara lima kejohanan dalam Jela- jah ATP iaitu pusingan ke-64 dalam kalendar mereka musim ini. Malaysia mendapat hak untuk menganjur selama lima tahun akan datang.

Pemilihan Kuala Lumpur sebagai tuan rumah itu dibuat sendiri oleh Lembaga Jelajah ATP dan ia merupakan suatu penghargaan buat negara, khususnya dalam sukan tenis.

“Saya sangat bangga apabila Malaysia menjadi tuan rumah untuk Jelajah ATP Dunia. Seperti mana penganjuran Formula Satu (F1) di Sepang, ia secara tidak langsung akan mempromosikan Malaysia di seluruh dunia.

“Pada masa yang sama, ia juga mampu mempromosikan sukan dan gaya hidup sihat yang menjadi amalan penting bagi kita semua.

“Saya harap, kejohanan ini akan menjadi inspirasi kepada pemain Malaysia bahawa suatu hari nanti, kita akan melahirkan pemain yang boleh memenangi gelaran pada Jelajah ATP Dunia.

“Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Lembaga ATP kerana memilih Malaysia sebagai salah satu destinasi sukan yang cukup popular ini,” kata Najib.

Kejohanan Terbuka Malaysia 2009 ini akan dianjurkan oleh IMG, iaitu peneraju dalam pemasaran sukan dan gaya hidup selain tenis.

Kejohanan ini akan menyaksi- kan 28 pemain perseorangan dan 16 beregu beraksi pada pusi- ngan utama.

Ia akan berlangsung di Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil yang boleh memuatkan 16,000 penonton.

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