Blackrock Masters tennis returns
The now infamous Blackrock Masters tennis tournament is preparing once again to set the Royal Albert Hall alight with some of the finest ever players to grace the game meeting to settle old scores.


The BlackRock Masters Tennis tournament, returns once more to the Royal Albert Hall, London from December 2-7 2008.
Goran Ivanisevic, one of the world-class players confirmed to take part in the singles event, has vowed to take revenge against Pete Sampras, who is making his debut at the event this year - and his first appearance in London since his last Wimbledon in 2002. ‘This guy destroyed my life, so I at least need to play him at the BlackRock Masters, prepare properly and beat him at the Royal Albert Hall,’ Ivanisevic commented.
Stefan Edberg and John McEnroe will be joining the battle for the title, in what is set to be one of the most competitive player fields ever. The single’s field, which so far boasts a total 28 Grand Slam titles between the players, is due have more exciting names announced very soon. For player updates visit the dedicated tournament website www.theblackrockmasters.com.
There are also entertaining doubles matches taking place each session, featuring astonishing performances from crowd favourites Mansour Bahrami, Pat Cash and Henri Leconte, together with a host of other legends.
We also have tickets to give away to the final of the Blackrock Masters tournament in our latest competition. if you're not lucky enough to win there is a 10% discount for countrylife.co.uk readers if you ring the Royal Albert Hall and book tickets from Monday to Friday quoting 3900.
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