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Friday, September 11 2020 - 16:00
AsiaNet
Nitto Extends Partnership with ATP until 2025
OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 11, 2020/Kyodo JBN, AsiaNet/--

Nitto Denko Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka; President, CEO & COO: Hideo 
Takasaki; "Nitto", hereafter) has announced on September 11, a five-year 
extension of their highly successful partnership with the ATP until 2025. The 
extension will see Nitto continue as a title partner of the season-ending Nitto 
ATP Finals, in partnership with the ATP, the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT), 
and the City of Turin. Nitto will also become a year-round Gold Partner of the 
ATP Tour and its Official Athletic Tape Sponsor.

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The Nitto ATP Finals is the year-end finale of the ATP Tour season, where the 
world's best men's players battle it out for the Tour's most prestigious title. 
Nitto's approach, of amazing and inspiring people through its innovative 
products and services, shares many commonalities with the Nitto ATP Finals, 
where the world's top players strive to become the best of the best, inspiring 
fans with their performance. Based on this, Nitto has been sponsoring the event 
since 2017, with the company's vision of "supporting those who take on 
challenges."

From 2021-2025, the Nitto ATP Finals will be held in Turin, in collaboration 
with the ATP, FIT and City of Turin. In addition, by becoming a year-round Gold 
Partner and Official Athletic Tape Sponsor of the ATP Tour from 2021, Nitto 
will provide its athletic taping products to the ATP Medical Team to support 
many tennis players throughout the season. 

Hideo Takasaki, Nitto President, CEO & COO, said: "We are delighted and excited 
to be extending our partnership with the ATP and our long-term commitment to 
the Nitto ATP Finals. As a Gold Partner of the ATP Tour and its Official 
Athletic Tape Sponsor, we look forward to supporting tennis players 
participating on Tour throughout the season. In Turin, a city with a strong 
spirit of innovation, we are confident the Nitto ATP Finals will be an event 
that amazes and inspires people all over the world."

Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP Chairman, said: "We are very proud to extend our 
partnership with Nitto for five more years. Nitto are global industry leaders 
and have fully embraced their sponsorship of our season-ending event since our 
partnership began three years ago. Together with the FIT, we look to build upon 
that relationship and the record growth the event has achieved during its time 
in London. We also look forward to working closely with Nitto as our year-round 
Tour partner, as they assist in protecting players' health by providing 
top-quality athletic taping-related products for use at events across the 
season."

Chiara Appendino, Mayor of Turin, said: "Turin is excited to welcome the Nitto 
ATP Finals in 2021 and write the next chapter in the event's rich history. To 
be doing so with the long-term commitment of a world-leading partner like Nitto 
is a real statement of belief in Turin's ability to deliver an exceptional and 
innovative event."

Angelo Binaghi, FIT President, said: "We would like to thank Nitto for their 
invaluable commitment and support of the ATP Finals. The event has already 
received tremendous commercial interests from major global brands and will be a 
historic milestone for tennis in Italy, helping to inspire the next generations 
of players and fans."

The Nitto ATP Finals in 2019 delivered record social and digital engagement, 
including 400 million impressions, 69 million video views and 12 million social 
interactions via ATP Tour and Tennis TV channels. 

Video: https://www.nitto.com/NittoATPFinals/

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About The ATP: https://www.atptour.com
About Nitto (Nitto Denko Corporation): https://www.nitto.com/


SOURCE: Nitto Denko Corporation
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