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Turbo extra Tennis is a shortened form of tennis in which players play in a fast knockout tournament which consists of five matches of 30 minutes each, taking place over the course of a single afternoon. The idea was launched in London by former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash, American world number nine James Blake and English Entrepreneur Andi White. ==Betfair Turbo Tennis at London== The first tournament took place on 15 September 2007 at the O2 Arena in London. It featured six players.〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6222466.stm〕 The winner received prize money of £50,000. The first tournament at the O2 arena was won by Andy Murray, defeating Goran Ivanisevic in the final. Players competing in the inaugural tournament were; *Andy Murray (GBR) - then world number 19 and British number 1 *Pat Cash (AUS) - Former Wimbledon Champion (1987) *James Blake (USA) - then world number 6 *Goran Ivanišević (CRO) - Former Wimbledon Champion (2001) *Jamie Murray (GBR) - 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion, then British number 1 doubles player *Greg Rusedski (GBR) - Former world number 4, replaced Tim Henman 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Turbo Tennis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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