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Looking to a Bright Future Our Champions of Tennis Tell Us Their 2017 Wishes to Strengthen and Grow the Game’S Grassroots Racquet Tech Product Intros Teaching Tool New USRSA Racquets and strings BALL MACHINE CERTIFICATION focus on COMFORT use will enhance for sales and service AND CONTROL your lessons NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 / VOLUME 44 / NUMBER 10 / $5.00 Looking To a Bright Future Our Champions of Tennis tell us their 2017 wishes to strengthen and grow the game’s grassroots DAVID LASOTA: JULIAN LI: JEFF RODEFELD: PHIL PARRISH: CARRIE CIMINO: “Continue to build “It’s time for the “We need a focus on “More one-day “I’m looking forward smaller courts for industry to point out pro/specialty retail and tournaments for entry- to seeing more products youth, beginners and the benefi ts of its importance to level players throughout that will help players seniors alike.” multifi lament strings.” brand awareness.” high school.” play better.” Nov_Dec_TI_COVER.indd 1 10/19/16 11:39 AM ads.indd 1 4/29/16 12:43 PM (AUT) TEAM BABOLAT PRO PLAYERS MAY PLAY WITH A CUSTOMIZED OR DIFFERENT MODEL THAN THE EQUIPMENT DEPICTED. 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Fink nominated for HOF 14 Short Sets 31 Smarten Up! 14 Legacy Building Solutions With cutting-edge technology, PlaySight designs OKC facility SmartCourts are helping players of all levels. COVER PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK COVER 2 TennisIndustry Nov/Dec 2016 www.tennisindustrymag.com www.tennisindustrymag.com TOC.indd 2 10/13/16 10:04 AM PREMIUM COURT SURFACING PRODUCTS Contact us for referrals to qualified installers in your region. SportMaster Products are installed by sport surfacing professionals throughout the United States and around the world. sportmaster.net OFFICIAL PLAYING SURFACE OF THE CITI OPEN® TENNIS TOURNAMENT Citi Open is a registered service mark of Citigroup Inc. PUBLISHER Our Serve JEFF WILLIAMS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR PETER FRANCESCONI MANAGING EDITOR SCOTT GRAMLING CREATIVE DIRECTOR IAN KNOWLES SENIOR EDITOR ED MGROGAN ART DIRECTOR CRHISTIAN RODRIGUEZ Framing PRODUCTION EDITOR SAM CHASE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR Our Future BOB PATTERSON CONTRIBUTING EDITORS DURING THE US OPEN, THERE with this sport at every level. Across ROBIN BATEMAN, CYNTHIA CANTRELL, are always a lot of meetings and presen- the board, we need to fi nd out what PEG CONNOR, KENT OSWALD, CYNTHIA tations with members of the industry approaches will make tennis appeal to SHERMAN, MARY HELEN SPRECHER and the USTA. These gatherings, while everyone in a sustainable way. As a top CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS perhaps not barn-burners, are interest- sales consultant recently told me, it’s BOB KENAS, DAVID KENAS ing to me because they celebrate the not about making one sale—it’s about sport, look to increase business and generating repeat business with that WEBMASTER allow you to connect with others work- same consumer. GREG RAVEN ing to grow this industry. The retail landscape is much dif- ASSOCIATE EDITOR During TIA meetings and at the ferent now than it was 10 years ago. TIM MARTHUR USTA Semiannual Meeting, Craig Consumer attitudes, habits and desires Morris, the USTA’s general manager of have changed. And technology contin- EDITORIAL DIRECTION 10TEN MEDIA Community Tennis and Youth Tennis, ues to change how we get information, made it a point to connect with as many buy products and create experiences. TENNIS INDUSTRY industry members as possible. Morris, As an industry, we often talk a good 48 W 21st St., New York, NY 10010 who came to the USTA last fall from game when it comes to the future, but 646-783-1450 Tennis Australia, was looking to push we tend to be glacially slow in making [email protected] his important message of focusing on key changes and course adjustments— the tennis “customer” to help grow this and, quite simply, in reading the signs. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR sport at all levels. (See the September/ Many of the issues and challenges that JOHN HANNA October issue for a Q&A with Morris.) we’re just now “fi guring out” were 770-650-1102, x.125 [email protected] The TIA also sponsored an excel- raised years ago. lent roundtable with retail expert Dan The USTA National Campus and APPAREL ADVERTISING O’Connor (see page 17). O’Connor the renovations at the National Tennis CYNTHIA SHERMAN covered a wealth of information, but Center seem to be well in hand. So 203-558-5911 the crux of his message was that the let’s open up that throttle and focus on [email protected] fundamentals of retail are shifting to the changes we need to make—now- stay current with consumer habits. to increase participation of new and Tennis Industry is published 10 times per year: monthly, January through August with combined Businesses and organizations, includ- existing players, sell more racquets, get issues in September/October and November/ ing the sport of tennis, must adapt more courts built and reframe how we December, by Tennis Media Company, 48 W 21st St., New York, NY 10010. Periodical postage paid in quickly to be able to survive and grow. market this sport. Duluth, GA and at additional mailing offi ces (USPS Adding to all this, at the TIA Tennis #004-354). Nov/Dec 2016, Volume 44, Number 10 © 2016 by Tennis Media Company. All rights Forum, was a message that Dr. Jack reserved. 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