Miami, United States
WHERE: Domestic United States and Canada
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Downlink 11985 Horizontal
FEC 3/4
Symbol Rate 4.42 Msps
Latin America-Europe and Caribbean
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Symbol Rate 4.42 Msps
Australia-Asia
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WHAT: Two of the world's leading tennis players, Serena Williams and
Rafael Nadal, took to a custom-made court to try their luck
on a more challenging surface in the first ever game of tennis
on water. The event took place Monday, March 24, 2008, atop
Miami's new Gansevoort South Hotel overlooking South Beach on
its first day of business.
HOW: The water-covered court was constructed in the 110-foot
swimming pool set in the Gansevoort's exclusive
22,000-square-foot rooftop retreat. A specialist underwater
team took five days to construct two invisible platforms at
either end of the pool using a combination of bespoke acrylic
sheets and supporting acrylic tubes.
WHY: Sony Ericsson hosted the revolutionary event to celebrate the
start of this year's Sony Ericsson Open March 26 to April 6.
The Sony Ericsson Open is the World's fifth largest
tournament. It is the only 12-day tennis event on both the ATP
and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour calendars. The Sony Ericsson Open
features all of the world's top-ranked men and women players.
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Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)