The Australian Open's future is safe, says the chairman of the Association of Tennis Professionals. Video by AAP
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00:00Andre, do you see the Australian Open staying here permanently, as they say it is the Grand Slam of Asia-Pacific?
00:07Absolutely, I mean here the park is fantastic, the infrastructure is amazing, you have the city of Melbourne just you know a
00:15few miles away, and the people is just great, this is a tennis country, there is a great history here, and it's amazing
00:22you know together with Paris, London and New York, we have four great
00:25infrastructure and city for Grand Slam, and I see no reason why we should change that.
00:29You've got a vision to bring the sport together, one governance, why do you think that's so important?
00:33That's my vision, and that's a dream, obviously I think in order to be competitive with the other sports and the other
00:40entertainment platform, tennis has to come together, we need to be able to put everyone in the same room and to make decisions in the best interest of the sport,
00:48both Grand Slams, players, WTA, ATP, ITF,
00:52everyone needs to get in the same room, in order to ultimately provide a better experience to the fans,
00:58because the fans should be at the core and centre of our strategy and of our day-to-day focus.