The Rolex Paris Masters and HEAD are delighted to announce the signing of the renewal of their partnership agreement until 2020. A collaboration that continues to revolve around innovation and performance.

Rolex Paris Masters Official Ball and Official Stringer, HEAD thus ensures the stringing service for the players and provides the ball HEAD Tour during the tournament.

Throughout the Rolex Paris Masters, HEAD actively participates in the “entertainment” aspect of the tournament and, this year again, the Austrian brand offers the famous “ HEAD TO HEAD », Always acclaimed by the spectators of the Rolex Paris Masters. A tennis ball is thrown into the audience and the person, who manages to catch it, then has the privilege of exchanging balls with a player on the center court. HEAD also offers spectators an introduction to stringing with a stand located in the gallery of the AccorHotels Arena.

Otherwise, HEAD has two sales areas allowing the public to find many "tennis" products signed by the famous sports equipment manufacturer.

« We are particularly proud to continue our collaboration with HEAD, which shows great loyalty to our tournament. We therefore have the privilege of being able to rely on a brand that is at the cutting edge of technology, like the Rolex Paris Masters ”, explains Bernard Giudicelli, President of the French Tennis Federation.

"The renewal of this partnership as official supplier of balls and official stringer of the Rolex Paris Masters is excellent news for us, because our presence at this prestigious tournament helps us to strengthen the success of our balls in Europe and beyond", says Ottmar Barbian, Executive Vice President Racquet Sports for HEAD. He adds “We are delighted with the trust placed by the FFT. Being a partner of the Rolex Paris Masters is both a privilege and an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our total commitment to tennis both internationally and locally. "

Please find attached the photo with Ottmar Barbian (Executive Vice President Racquet Sports for HEAD) and Guy Forget (Director of the Rolex Paris Masters) / Photo credit: Jean-Charles Caslot / FFT.

ABOUT THE ROLEX PARIS MASTERS
Last ATP Masters 1000 of the season, the Rolex Paris Masters takes place this year from October 26 to November 3, 2019 at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris. This meeting is therefore one of the nine most important tournaments on the circuit, after the four rounds of the Grand Chelem. Organized by the French Tennis Federation and directed by Guy Forget, this event remains, more than thirty years after its creation (1986), one of the biggest indoor tournaments in the world. This meeting always arouses a real enthusiasm of the public. The 2018 edition recorded more than 140 spectators.

ABOUT HEAD TENNIS
HEAD TENNIS, a division of HEAD UK Ltd, is an international supplier and distributor of high quality branded tennis equipment, clothing, footwear and balls. Since its inception in the 1960s, when Howard Head, the founder of HEAD, presented the aluminum racket, HEAD TENNIS has consistently provided high performance, innovatively designed products to athletes of all levels. Many of the greatest ATP and WTA players of today and tomorrow, such as Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Marin Čilić, Sloane Stephens, Bianca Andreescu and Cori Gauff, are part of the family. HEAD TENNIS.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.