FRIDAY 8th AUG
adidas VNR in Beijing MEDIA ADVISORY
http://www.cancommunicate.com/adidas-beijing/news
VNR 1
Story: Serbian Tennis Preview with Novak Djokovic & Ana Ivanovic
Available: Tape copies 10:30 GMT
Location: Beijing, China
Language: English & Serbian
Overview:
Aug 10
Men's singles, first round, Olympic Green Tennis Centre, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5-11 p.m.
Women's singles, first round, Olympic Green Tennis Centre, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5-11 p.m.
STORY
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open this year the first man representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title. After a straight sets win over World No.1 and defending Champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals, 21 year old Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a four set final. The world number three will be at the adidas Brand Centre talking about his draw, hopes of a Gold medal and who he thinks will be difficult to beat in China. What is it that drives the man? How important is it for him to compete under the Serbian flag? Ana Ivanovic is another rising Serbian tennis star claiming headlines. The 20 year old won her first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open this year having been runner up at the same event in 2007. Tennis was dropped as an Olympic sport following the 1924 Games, but reinstated in 1988 for the Seoul Olympics. Ivanovic from Belgrade who now lives in Basel Switzerland talks about making her mark on Olympic tennis history. The final takes place August 16th she explains how she plans to get to it and come away with the gold medal.
EXPECTED PICTURES & SOUND BITES:
1. SOUNDBITES: Novak Djokovic,
2. SOUNDBITE: Ana Ivanovic
3. GENERAL Views of Both
VNR 2
STORY: Chilean Tennis Preview with Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez.
Location: Beijing, China
Language: English & Spanish
Overview:
Aug 10
Men's singles, first round, Olympic Green Tennis Centre, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5-11 p.m.
Men's doubles, first round, Olympic Green Tennis Centre, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5-11 p.m.
Two-time Olympic Gold medallist Nicolas Massu of Chile was among 12 players awarded Olympic wild cards by the International Tennis Federation in July. Twenty-eight year old Massu who slipped to 131 in the world rankings claimed gold medals in both the singles and the doubles competition at Athens 2004. Massu and Fernando González defeated Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler of Germany to win the doubles competition, making history by giving Chile her first-ever Olympic gold medal. The very next day, Massu captured his second gold by defeating American Mardy Fish in the singles final.
Fernando Gonzalez will join Massu for the interview, although yet to win a Grand slam title Gonzalez also of Chile has beaten the likes of Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in his time. Can he go two better than the singles bronze he won in Athens?
EXPECTED PICTURES & SOUND BITES:
4. SOUNDBITES: Fernando González
5. SOUNDBITES: Nicolas Massu,
6. General Views of BOTH
VNR 3
STORY: India’s Olympic tennis hopeful Sania Mirza talks Beijing
Location: Beijing, China
Language: English & Hindi
Overview:
Aug 10
Women's singles, first round, Olympic Green Tennis Centre, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5-11 p.m.
Sania Mirza is the highest ranked female tennis player ever to come out of India having reached 27th in the women’s singles list she now has her sights on a Beijing medal. Born in Mumbai the 21 year old also has the distinction of being the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam tournament, 26th in the 2007 US Open. Mirza speaks about representing India on the world stage, how her preparations have been going and what she thinks of her Olympic draw.
EXPECTED PICTURES & SOUND BITES:
1. SOUNDBITES: Sania Mirza.
2. General views
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