After 15 consecutive years, the Bermuda Tennis Foundation, organisers of the XL Bermuda Open Tennis Championships, have decided to cancel the 2009 tennis event which was to be held at the Coral Beach and Tennis Club in Paget.

Tournament Co-Founder and Director, Alec Anderson hopes there is a future for the Bermuda Open Tennis Championships once The Coral Beach and Tennis Club have finished the redevelopment it is.

“With less than six months between now and the original tournament date of April, 2009, and with redevelopment plans in the works at Coral Beach, we decided to postpone the event until after the construction at Coral Beach has been substantially completed. We very much hope that it will be possible to stage future ATP Tennis events at that time,” said Mr. Anderson.

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