International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) Chief Operating Officer Eric Gottschalk said that the upcoming IPTL tournament on November 28 to 30 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City featuring tennis superstars Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Carlos Moya would boost the popularity of tennis in the Philippines.
“Seventy percent of the capacity is already sold out so when November comes, I believe this venue will be filled,” Gottschalk told The Manila Times in an interview on Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena. “Absolutely more Filipinos will play tennis once they see this tennis stars in real flesh.”