Indiantelevision.com Team

(15 March 2010 8:50 pm)

MUMBAI: Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India (MHRIL), a leisure hospitality provider, will sponsor Indian tennis star – Yuki Bhambri.

As per the arrangement, MHRIL will sponsor Bhambri for a period of five years.

MHRIL MD Ramesh Ramanathan said, “Our brand experiences and Holiday services revolve around delighting the family. To the world Yuki is World’s No. 1 Junior player; to us he represents the children in families who are one of the biggest beneficiaries of the holiday experiences that we create.

" We believe that he has the potential to dominate the Pro circuit, too. We are proud to be the first Indian corporate to have come forward to sponsor him in his journey forward.”

Bhambri is the first Indian to win the Junior Australian Open in 2009. He also has won five ITF events in 2009. He won the Orange Bowl title in 2008.

A former world number one junior tennis player, Bhambri has consistently been in the top 20 since early 2008.

Bhambri says, “I am grateful that Mahindra Holidays have come forward to sponsor me. For young players like me, a serious and committed sponsor means opportunity to showcase our talent at more tournaments. I am happy to be associated with the brand. I would love to holiday at Club Mahindra resorts with my family whenever I get breaks from the circuit.”

For the sponsorship, Mahindra Holidays will avail of promotional and advertising rights in association with Bhambri for their brand “Club Mahindra”.