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The Canadian tennis show-stopper, Bianca Andreescu recently forged her relationship with the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, Rolex. The global ambassador of the sport, Roger Federer is associated with Rolex and she feels it a privilege to have her name alongside the Swiss maestro. “Roger Federer is with them and having my name amongst his in he books is pretty cool,” Andreescu added.

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She is obliged to be associated with the elite deal and terms it to be ‘truly incredible.’ “Yeah, I got the Rolie (Rolex) on my wrist,” Bianca Andreescu said. “It’s sick, it’s really cool and not going to lie. It’s the best watch brands in the world. Being able to be part of their team is truly incredible.”

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The teenage-age sensation from Candana made $6 million in prize money this season and she drew $3.85 million for the US Open title alone.

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The link between Rolex and tennis dates back to 1978. The oldest and prestigious tennis tournament, Wimbledon initiated the partnership between tennis and the Swiss watch manufacturer as the Official Timekeeper of The Championships. Since then, it remarked ‘the beginning of a privileged association between two partners driven by the pursuit of excellence.’

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Other ATP men, Milos Raonic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Grigor Dimitrov, and Dominic Thiem are associated with Rolex. The WTA players Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber, Sloane Stephens, and Caroline Wozniacki have sponsorship deals with Rolex.

The major tournaments of tennis, a few Masters’ events, and Nitto ATP Finals have Rolex as their Official Timekeeper.

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After producing some genius tennis on the WTA courts, World Number five, Bianca Andreescu qualified for her first-ever WTA Tour Finals in Shenzhen. On Monday, she will open against the reigning Wimbledon champion, Simona Halep.

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Mahalakshmi Murali joined EssentiallySports in 2018 as a tennis author and has gone on to pen more than 1800 engaging articles, probing into various aspects of the sport and its illustrious players. With her expertise on the sport, Mahalakshmi has interviewed stalwarts from the sport such as Serena WIlliams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou and Kevin Anderson’s physio, Carlos Costa. Equipped with her vast experience and a keen understanding of the sport, Mahalakshmi now co-heads the tennis department. Unsurprisingly, she enjoys watching the ever elegant and graceful Roger Federer more than anybody.

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