Williams BMW Liverpool International Tennis Tournament 2019 Launch Event

ON 9 May 2019, the Liverpool Hilton hosted the launch of The Williams BMW Liverpool International Tennis Tournament 2019, which will be taking place over 20 June to 23 June 2019. Attending were Simon Greening, Bill Addy, Alan Kennedy, Emma Carey along with the event's Director Anders Borg who gave an insight into what will be happening at this year's tournament, which is now the longest running tennis exhibition in the Europe and brings very high profile names from the Tennis world and other sports to Merseyside each year.

Amongst those attending the launch were Sam P Jalloh, who is an ex-Sierra Leonean Team Tennis Player who now lives in Southport since 2004. He is now an international coach teaching and helping international stars, including Wimbledon Players. He has been also the Head Coach at the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament since 2012. Additionally, he is a hitting partner for some of the Worlds top players, like Michel Russell, from USA, Andrey Rublev, from Russia and Polona Hercog, from Slovenia. He has recently written a book about his life, that is at times quite graphic, looking at the past; with genocide all around him, during 11 years of civil war and his lifeline the:- "Whitman's game Tennis." As a result he was given the opportunity to also launch his book:- "How Tennis Saved My Life" at the event.

Other names due to attend the Williams BMW Liverpool International Tennis Tournament 2019 are the 2 sensational Italian winners from last year, Corrina Dentoni and Alessandro Giannessi will also come back to Liverpool to defend their titles of 2018. Plus Mansour Bahrami of Iran is set to return.. and many more are to be announced...

Tournament Director Anders Borg says:- "Its a great boost for us to have Mansour returning to Liverpool. We are in the entertainment business and whilst tennis of course is a very serious game Mansour has sort of changed the rules a little on the exhibition circuit with his incredible abilities to showcase tennis also as a fun game."

Guy Adams, Managing Director of Williams Group, said:- "As a North West based family owned business with a flagship retail centre in Liverpool serving the city and Merseyside, Williams BMW is a long standing supporter and sponsor of this prestigious tournament. In our 110th year, the status of the title sponsor enhances our commitment to supporting sports throughout the North West and to encourage talents at all levels."

For more information about the Williams BMW Liverpool International Tennis Tournament and to get tickets, go to:- LiverpoolTennis.Co.UK, also for more information about Sam's Book, visit:- SPJalloh.Com, also if you are attending the event, don't forget to say hello to Sam and get a copy signed...

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