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Luxilon Extends Contract as Official Racket Stringing Service and Official String of Sony Ericsson Open

Luxilon and The Sony Ericsson Open Extended Their Partnership on a Multi-Year Basis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kari Reedy
8750 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago,
773-714-6735
kari.reedy@wilson.com

02/26/08 - Luxilon has extended its contract as the official racket stringing service and string of the Sony Ericsson Open. Luxilon has been the official stringing service and string since the 2004 tournament, and is pleased to announce their continued commitment to the event with a new multi-year agreement. The Luxilon stringing team, consisting of 10 world class stringers from 5 different countries, will be on site stringing for the worlds elite tennis players for the entire two weeks the tournament is held.

“We are extremely pleased that Luxilon has extended its partnership with the Sony Ericsson Open and will remain the tournament’s official string and stringer.” stated Butch Buchholz, the tournament Chairman and Founder. Buchholz also added that “The Sony Ericsson Open is committed to offering the best in customer service to its players, guests and sponsors, and over the past four years Luxilon has consistently provided the highest level of service to our world class clientele. We would like to thank Luxilon for their participation at the Sony Ericsson Open. We value their partnership and look forward to their continued support of our event.”

The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 26- April 6 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The 12-day combined event, founded by Butch Buchholz in 1985, is owned by IMG. The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP Masters Series events on the ATP calendar, a top tier event on the Sony Ericsson WTA TOUR calendar, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world. In 2007, Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Canas for his first Sony Ericsson Open title, while Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win her fourth title in Miami. For ticket information, call (305) 442-3367 or visit the website at www.SonyEricssonOpen.com.

Luxilon, based in Antwerp, Belgium, produces the world’s finest monofilament tennis strings. Luxilon is committed to continuous research and development and strict quality control which ensures the most technologically advanced strings available. Luxilon strings are the official string of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, and are also the most used string on tour. For more information, visit www.luxilon.com