LA Tennis Open and adidas Team Up As Fans Pick Bryans' Clothes
Voting Open Now on Tournament Website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2009

LOS ANGELES - Fans will have the opportunity to vote for what adidas clothes four-time LA Tennis Open Presented by Farmers Insurance Group doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan will wear in their opening round match of the 2009 tournament.

adidas has made two different sets of clothing available to the Bryans, and fans can log in now to www.LATennisOpen.com to cast their votes for which shirt and shorts combination the twins should wear on court.

"It's pretty cool that the fans will get the chance to help us figure out what to wear," said Bob Bryan. "If we play well in these clothes, we may never change and we'll have our fans to thank."

"We've had a great partnership with adidas, as has the tournament in LA, so to do something like this with both of them is really cool," Mike Bryan added. "We can't really go wrong with either option, but we're definitely curious to see what the fans choose for us."

The Bryans have won the LA title in their previous two appearances, in 2006 and 2007, and will bring an eight match winning streak into the 2009 event. They missed the 2008 tournament to play the Beijing Olympics, where they claimed the bronze medal. Overall, they are 20-6 all-time in LA, having also won titles in 2001 and 2004.

Bob and Mike are tied for No. 1 in the ATP World Tour Doubles Rankings, and have won four titles in 2009 while reaching the finals at three other tournaments to post a season record of 43-11. In their careers, they've combined to win 53 titles, including seven at Grand Slam tournaments.

This year the LA Tennis Open Presented by Farmers Insurance Group is also interacting with fans through social media with various contests and specials to its friends and followers online. You can find the tournament at facebook.com/LATennisOpen and twitter.com/LATennisOpen.

The 83rd annual LA Tennis Open Presented by Farmers Insurance Group will be held July 27 - August 2, 2009 at the LA Tennis Center on UCLA's campus in Westwood. ESPN2 will broadcast eight hours of live television coverage this year, including singles quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matches. Tennis Channel will again provide additional broadcast coverage.

French Open semifinalist Fernando Gonzalez leads the 28-player singles field. Joining the Chilean are former champions Tommy Haas (2004 and 2006), Radek Stepanek (2007), two-time Grand Slam winner Marat Safin, 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis, and Americans Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey.

In addition, the 2009 tournament will feature a special exhibition match on opening night, called the "Millennium Challenge" that will feature Safin against Pete Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 US Open that was won by the Russian. In addition, former champions Michael Chang, Jim Courier and Stefan Edberg will take part in legends matches during the week.