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Scott: Tennis can survive economy

Reuters

Thursday, June 25, 2009

WIMBLEDON, England -- Tennis will be able to ride out the credit crunch because it has a diverse pool of investments and is not reliant on a single economy for its survival, outgoing WTA chief Larry Scott said on Thursday. While Formula One, golf, soccer and many other sports have been hit by the financial downturn, tennis continues to go from strength to strength as shown by the record crowds that have flocked through the gates at Wimbledon this week. "No doubt this economic crisis we're goin ...

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