A jury unanimously dismissed the claims filed in Delaware Federal Court by the plaintiffs Deutscher Tennis Bund, Rothenbaum Sport GMBH and the Qatar Tennis Federation. The jury found unanimously for the ATP, dismissing the one outstanding anti-trust claim against the ATP Tour.
"We are delighted by today’s unanimous jury decision in favour of the ATP," said Etienne de Villiers, ATP executive chairman. "Both the jury and Judge have recognised and upheld our fundamental right to set and make changes to the ATP Tour calendar, changes that are necessary if we are to unlock the full potential of our sport. Their decision also supports ATP’s position that this process of change was undertaken in a transparent, vigorous and good faith manner.”
The ATP has reserved a 500 level tournament position on the 2009 ATP World Tour calendar in week 30 (week commencing 20 July 2009) for Hamburg should they wish it, the ATP said.
