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De Villiers was handcuffed from the outset

By Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

ATP chairman Etienne de Villiers is stepping down from his post in December, though "stepping down" seems like a lofty way of describing the end of a three-year tenure. De Villiers, who angered top players by not consulting them to their satisfaction, isn't seeking to renew his contract. Still, he has claimed victory, saying, not without justification, that he enriched the tour and streamlined its schedule. It's likely this already wealthy man, who said soon after he started, that the job was "h ...

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