Dunlop announces that Donald Young, Jamie Murray, Heather Watson and the rising stars Bjorn Fratangelo, Taylor Townsend, Louisa Chirico and Dalma Galfi have chosen Dunlop rackets at the start of the new 2018 tennis season.
“Our top priority for 2018 was to create a dynamic group of players who we know will be great ambassadors for our brand. We are very happy about this group of players who are known to all tennis fans as emerging stars,”said Kai Nitsche, VP and General Manager of Dunlop Sports Group Americas,”Kevin Anderson made it to the final of the US Open with his CX 2.0 Tour LE. There was definitely a lot of enthusiasm on the tour about our clubs and their technology. And today we are pleased to announce that Donald, Jamie, Heather, Björn, Taylor, Louisa and Dalma have joined the Dunlop team.”
Donald Young (USA)In recent years, the 28-year-old Donald Young has secured a place on the ATP Tour with his consistent commitment as one of the best American players. He is currently in 61st place and has the following racket: CX 2.0
Jamie Murray (GBR)Jamie Murray is one of the most successful British doubles players of all time with a series of Grand Slam and ATP titles. He also made history when he helped Britain win the Davis Cup in 2015 for the first time since 1936. As a former Dunlop player, Murray joins the brand again in the hope of collecting more trophies and copying his 2016 success when he became #1 in the double world rankings, racket: CX 2.0
Heather Watson (GBR)Heather Watson, the current number 2 of British women, joins the brand and hopes to build on her 3 WTA Tour titles and become the number one in her home country. Watson achieved a career high in the WTA World Ranking with Ranking 38 in 2015. Currently on 68th place, racket: CX 2.0 LS
Björn Fratangelo (USA) The 24-year-old Bjorn Fratangelo starts 2018 with the goal of returning to the top 100 (currently ranked 110th). In 2017, Fratangelo reached his first ATP Tour semi-finals in Newport and defeated the world’s number 30, Giles Simon, racket: CX 2.0
Taylor Townsend (USA) 21-year-old Taylor Townsend, a former world junior champion, finished her 2017 season with three titles from her last five events and increased her ranking from 132 to 95. For 2018, she expects a lot from herself. racket: CX 2.0
Louisa Chirico (USA)In 2018,21-year-old Louisa Chirico will try to regain her status as one of the most promising young American players. In 2016, she transformed her love of clay court tennis into impressive results, including a semi-final appearance in Madrid, where she beat Victoria Azarenka, racket: CV F 3.0 Tour
Dalma Galfi (HUN) 19-year-old Hungarian star Dalma Galfi will try to climb the world rankings in 2018. She is a former junior number 1 player and now wants to consolidate her place on the WTA Tour, racket: CV 3.0
The players’ new commitments coincide with the worldwide launch of Dunlop’s new CV Series 2018. This racket series focuses on tremendous power, speed and spin through a variety of specifications suitable for all playing styles and abilities. The club series, powered by Srixon technology, features two different club profiles; CV F is designed for speed, power and comfort and CV for power and spin. All CV F models feature the proven Sonic Core technology and the CV series features second generation Sonic Core VG technology, which improves vibration damping.
The CV series rackets want to build on the success of the CX and CZ series rackets, which have received very positive feedback after their launch in 2017. Full details of all Dunlop Srixon clubs can be found at www.dunlopsports.com
Dunlop is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Company. Dunlop Tennis has a legendary tradition in tennis. Current Dunlop racket players on the tour include Kevin Anderson, Agnieszka Radwanska, Jiri Vesely, Zarina Diyas, Misaski Doi, Kurumi Nara, Tommy Robredo and US legends James Blake and Michael Chang. Learn more at www.DunlopSports.com