MILAN (Reuters) - Some thought he was mad launching a tournament with radical rules claiming to be re-inventing tennis, but ATP chief Chris Kermode believes his Milan experiment has a future. "One of the ATP 250 tournament directors came today, he was very sceptical. Round-robin matches in Milan have generally lasted around the same time as three-set duels but they feel more intense, with every point feeling crucial. Kermode accepts some believe tennis does not need fixing, especially with the ATP Tour still basking in the sunset of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal era. "I felt we had a responsibility to promote the next generation of players, make the world aware of who's coming."

Source: The Star November 09, 2017 16:07 UTC