Sony Ericsson and the stars of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour took tennis to a place it has never been before on Saturday – the middle of a fountain at one of America’s most famous amusement parks.
Kim Clijsters, former US Open Champion and World No. 1, playing her inaugural event on her comeback to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, and World No. 4 Elena Dementieva, awed tennis fans by playing “Fountain Tennis” in Cincinnati.
Rising high above the ground, a special tennis court was placed on a platform in the middle of the fountain set against the “Eiffel Tower” at the Kings Island entrance. Elena and Kim rallied against each other while literally chasing tennis balls through the fountain, giving onlookers a show of a lifetime. With “Fountain Tennis”, Sony Ericsson was once again able to take the sport from the confines of the tennis court to a new audience and unexplored environment.
Commenting on the experience, Kim Clijsters said: “I never thought that my comeback would start with a match in the middle of a fountain! I couldn’t be happier playing a tennis match with Elena in the fountains of Kings Island and sharing my excitement of being back on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour with the tennis fans of Ohio at the Western & Southern Financial Group event.”
“I have now been a part of a few Sony Ericsson stunts in different parts of the world and I enjoyed each one tremendously,” world No. 4 Elena Dementieva. “Fountain Tennis” was another fun and unique experience for me and I am glad that I had the opportunity to play tennis with Kim and share this moment with fans.”
“Fountain Tennis” follows on the heels of spectacular and innovative Sony Ericsson stunts that have seen some of the most recognizable female athletes on the planet play tennis in unusual places – on water, on car rooftops in Miami, in a metro station in Madrid, and on a desert island in the Arabian Sea in Doha.
[...] Previous innovative Sony Ericsson stunts included playing tennis on water, on car rooftops in Miami, in a metro station in Madrid, on a desert island, and on the terrace of Villa Miani in Rome. And yet again, I have no idea what innovative location could be next. (source: On the Baseline) [...]
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