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WTA appoints Simon as new chief of women’s tennis
London: The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has named Steve Simon as its new chief executive.
He was previously the tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
He will replace Stacey Allaster, who said last month that she was standing down after six years in charge, the British media reported on Tuesday.
Simon will begin his duties immediately as he winds down at Indian Wells, and should be full-time into the new job by November 30.
“Steve Simon, with his successful career leading one of tennis’ most prestigious tournaments, is the perfect person to run the WTA,” the WTA said.
The appointment was backed by WTA founder Billie Jean King, and supported by players Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.