SINGAPORE: Founder Mahesh Bhupathi has said the new International Premier Tennis League would add two more cities next year and had been forced to turn down two others as interest grows.
The Indian former doubles player said “I’ve got a line of people waiting outside my door” after the fast-paced IPTL’s TV-friendly format proved a hit with players and fans.
“We’re definitely going to add two cities next year,” Bhupathi told journalists in Singapore, during the four-stop tournament’s second leg.
“We have a lot of interest now, we have about four cities ready to sign on the dotted line by the end of next month. We unfortunately can’t do all four, just for the sustainability of slow and steady growth, so we’ll take two and we’ll announce them probably when we announce our players in the week of February 14.” REUTERS
