IMG has appointed the director of the Rio Open, Luiz Procopio Carvalho, as its new vice-president of tennis events, with the executive agreeing a contract that will allow him to continue to run the Brazilian…
Rio Open director Carvalho to oversee IMG tennis portfolio
Cristian Garin playing Gianluca Mager of Italy during the men's singles final match of the 2020 Rio Open. (Photo by FABIO TEIXEIRA/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).
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