Sarawak can produce its own world stars
KUCHING: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are among some of the top players who have ruled world tennis for years. In Sarawak, tennis is seen as a super friendly sport, particularly to beginners, and Datuk Patrick Liew, the president of Sarawak Tennis Lawn Association (SLTA), told New Sarawak Tribune that due […]
ITF event likely to boost sports tourism
KUCHING: Sarawak hopes to become a sports tourism attraction through the upcoming ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s Pro-Circuit M15 to be held on August 1-7. The event is the second to be held in Sarawak after being previously organised in 2012 by the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA). “A total of 61 players from 18 […]
Kuching to host four world tennis tournaments
KUCHING: Four international tennis events — the 1st World Tennis Tour M15 (Men Future Pro Circuit), ITF World Junior J1 36th Premier Sarawak Cup, ITF World Junior J3 37th Premier Sarawak Cup and 15th ATF U14 Asian Under 14 Series — will be held here this year. Minister for Youth, Sport and Entrepreneur Development Datuk […]
Major meets to go on
Tennis KUCHING: Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) will proceed with its three major international tennis tournaments here. The tournaments which are organised by SLTA and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and supported by the state government and Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) are the 35th Sarawak Chief Minister Cup (1) ITF World Tennis Tour J1 Sarawak […]
