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    Federer on passing of ATP CEO Brad Drewett

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    May 3, 2013

    Earlier today, the ATP World Tour issued a statement following the sad news that CEO Brad Drewett had passed away. He had battled Motor Neurone Disease (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He was 54. The tennis world first learned of Drewett’s condition in January and immediately rallied around the Australian. Following today’s announcement the tennis community mourned Drewett’s loss with an outpouring of tributes on social media. Rafael Nadal was one of the first, posting on his Twitter account: “Today is a very sad day for sport and tennis in particular. Our president Brad has passed away.”

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    Roger Federer said (via his Facebook page), “We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend and leader, Brad Drewett. He was a great player, a tremendous ATP CEO and most importantly an amazing friend to all of us. In his short time running the ATP, he achieved a lot and his dynamic personality and steadfast loyalty to the entire global tennis family was so evident. We loved this man and send our condolences to his wife, Jo and their four children. The sport of tennis has lost a great figure today, but we will ensure his legacy and contributions to our sport remain part of the ATP’s fabric for years to come.”

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    As a player, Drewett reached the Top 40 in singles and Top 20 in doubles. He amassed 181 singles match wins and claimed two titles (South Orange, NJ, in 1983 and Cairo in 1982) and won seven doubles titles. He captured the Australian Open boys’ singles title in 1975 and one year later reached the Australian Open singles quarter-finals in his Grand Slam debut. He also reached two Australian Open doubles semi-finals and the Wimbledon doubles quarter-finals.

    In addition to his work with the ATP, Drewett developed and managed a number of successful businesses in the sport and fitness industry. Drewett had also worked as a commentator for Channel 9 and Channel 10 in Australia.

    Source: ATP World Tour

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