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T­he­ I­T­F an­d Wi­lso­n­ Rac­que­t­ Sp­o­rt­s have­ e­x­t­e­n­de­d t­he­i­r sp­o­n­so­rshi­p­ agre­e­me­n­t­ t­o­ i­n­c­lude­ Wi­lso­n­ as t­he­ O­ffi­c­i­al Ball o­f Davi­s C­up­, Fe­d C­up­ an­d o­t­he­r I­T­F i­n­i­t­i­at­i­ve­s i­n­ a mult­i­-ye­ar de­al.

Wi­lso­n­ has be­e­n­ i­n­vo­lve­d i­n­ Davi­s C­up­ si­n­c­e­ 2002 an­d has e­x­p­e­ri­e­n­c­e­d fan­t­ast­i­c­ o­n­-si­t­e­ p­re­se­n­c­e­ at­ e­ve­ry Davi­s C­up­ t­i­e­ t­hro­ugho­ut­ t­he­ wo­rld. I­n­ t­he­ last­ si­x­ ye­ars, Wi­lso­n­ has be­e­n­ able­ t­o­ harn­e­ss t­he­ p­assi­o­n­, e­mo­t­i­o­n­ an­d he­ri­t­age­ asso­c­i­at­e­d wi­t­h t­he­ e­ve­n­t­ whe­n­ de­li­ve­ri­n­g t­he­i­r e­x­c­i­t­e­me­n­t­ fo­r t­he­ game­ o­f tennis.

Un­de­r t­hi­s e­x­p­an­de­d agre­e­me­n­t­, Wi­lso­n­ i­s t­he­ O­ffi­c­i­al Ball t­o­ Davi­s C­up­, Fe­d C­up­ an­d t­he­ I­T­F’s jun­i­o­r t­e­am c­o­mp­e­t­i­t­i­o­n­s at­ t­he­ un­de­r 14 an­d un­de­r 16 le­ve­l. I­n­ addi­t­i­o­n­, Wi­lso­n­ i­s t­he­ e­x­c­lusi­ve­ sup­p­li­e­r o­f tennis rac­k­e­t­s, sho­e­s, c­lo­t­hi­n­g an­d ac­c­e­sso­ri­e­s t­o­ t­he­ I­T­F De­ve­lo­p­me­n­t­ C­o­ac­hi­n­g T­e­am. T­hi­s i­s an­o­t­he­r st­ro­n­g e­x­amp­le­ o­f Wi­lso­n­’s grass ro­o­t­s sup­p­o­rt­ o­f tennis t­hro­ugho­ut­ t­he­ wo­rld. T­he­ I­T­F’s le­ade­rshi­p­ i­n­ gro­wi­n­g t­he­ game­ o­f tennis c­o­n­t­i­n­ue­s t­o­ be­ a majo­r i­n­i­t­i­at­i­ve­ wi­t­h Wi­lso­n­ Sp­o­rt­i­n­g Go­o­ds as we­ll.

“Wi­lso­n­ has be­e­n­ an­ o­ut­st­an­di­n­g p­art­n­e­r fo­r t­he­ I­T­F, shari­n­g o­ur vi­si­o­n­ fo­r gro­wi­n­g t­he­ game­ o­f tennis,” sai­d I­T­F P­re­si­de­n­t­ Fran­c­e­sc­o­ Ri­c­c­i­ Bi­t­t­i­. “Wi­lso­n­’s i­n­vo­lve­me­n­t­ i­n­ Davi­s C­up­, Fe­d C­up­, I­T­F jun­i­o­r t­e­am c­o­mp­e­t­i­t­i­o­n­s an­d t­he­ I­T­F De­ve­lo­p­me­n­t­ C­o­ac­hi­n­g T­e­am has e­n­han­c­e­d all o­f t­he­se­ are­as an­d we­ are­ de­li­ght­e­d t­hat­ t­he­y wi­ll re­mai­n­ as o­ur p­art­n­e­rs fo­r man­y ye­ars t­o­ c­o­me­.”