Action & HOPE

Philipp Kohlschreiber believes in HOPE

Hey there,

Well, it’s been a super long week filled with tons of shooting video, meetings with partners and agents…..we still have another week to go!!! I am not really sure where to start this blog as there has been TONS going on….  so I play it safe and let’s start with RF 🙂

Yesterday we met with Roger Federer’s agent Tony Godsick to review marketing for the GOAT for 2013 and it went well. One of the cool things that I have been doing is writing script ideas for potential tv ads. I have always written scripts but in the past it has been for me to film with a Flip Cam and now we are discussing about filming my scripts with the GREATEST EVER to play the game….Slight upgrade! 🙂 Tony loved the script and had positive things to say…. pretty cool that someone I have respected for so many years (known him since I was a kid) likes my work. I am so psyched at the idea that something I personally wrote  just may make tv….wow, THAT would be AMAZING.

So in addition, we have been also working on putting together our HOPE campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. What you may not know is that Wilson has donated over 2 million dollars to Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and has been involved with the charitable foundation for over 10 years. To show our support, we will have our tour players using Wilson HOPE products through the month of October. Players like Feliciano Lopez and Philipp Kohlschreiber were so excited to start showing their support  of BCRF that they started wearing our pink HOPE wristbands here at the US Open!!!

We will make an official announcement later in the month, but pretty cool to already see players get behind it. It’s a great cause and we encourage everyone to join us in wearing pink HOPE through the month of October.

Other than that, juniors starts today and Laura Robson is looking to continue her great run as she takes on Stosur. As you know,part of the celebration of Laura’s success was I had to make a Gangnam style video, but it was way too crazy to put online… I tried to recreate the toilet part of the Gangnam style video and it might be just the most awkward and odd moment of shooting I’ve ever had…Robin, so sorry… lol …. So I showed it to Laura and she laughed, I think…it was super bad, but I thought that bathroom humor is always funny right?! 🙂

So since I cannot show you the Gangnam style video, I made a new Mercedes commercial with Roger Federer. Check it out 😉

Until later,

Tracy

Taylor Dent at Racket Doctor on July 24th to benefit Soles4Souls

On Saturday, July 24, Wilson Racquet Sports will be partnering with Los Angeles tennis specialty store, The Racket Doctor, to offer tennis consumers the opportunity to trade in their current tennis shoes from any brand and purchase new Wilson tennis shoes at half the retail price. As a part of this very special day, professional tennis player and Wilson athlete, Taylor Dent, will be appearing at The Racket Doctor to celebrate the store’s 40 year anniversary and to sign autographs for his fans. Dent has been ranked as high as #21 in the world and recently broke the Wimbledon tournament record with a serve of 148 miles per hour.  

“Soles4Souls makes such a difference in the lives of so many and has really helped us to ensure we stay true to our core values. Health and wellness is important not only for our feet and body but also for our environment. Wilson and The Racket Doctor are happy to be pairing up to contribute to this cause,” said Claire Ortiz, Global Business Director of Apparel & Footwear at Wilson Racquet Sports. “As the number #1 global brand in tennis and leader in performance tennis products, we are excited to help people around the world and truly make a difference.”

Soles4Souls and Wilson Racquet Sports will be collecting your gently worn tennis footwear or monetary contributions to ship to people in need, whether they are victims of natural disasters or subject to living in extreme poverty. It is estimated that Americans have 1.5 billion pairs of unused shoes lying in their closets. The charity can use each and every one of these pairs to make a tangible difference in someone’s life.

“Wilson Racquet Sports is a terrific partner and we are excited they are offering customers a great way to get involved in our mission,” said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. “Their efforts will benefit many people in need and we are proud to have their support,” he said.

For more information, please contact The Racket Doctor, 3214 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90039, 323-663-6601, www.racketdoctor.com

To learn more about Wilson Racquet Sports, please visit www.wilson.com and www.facebook.com/WilsonTennis.