— Published September 25, 2023

Haggerty in an armchair

Tennis

The battle promised to be close. She wasn't. Opposed to the German Dietloff Von Arnim, the American David Haggerty was re-elected on Sunday September 24 for a third consecutive term as president of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The election was held at the conclusion of the body's general assembly, organized over the weekend in Cancun, Mexico. Elected for the first time in 2015, then re-elected four years later, David Haggerty obtained 219 votes out of the 318 votes cast. At 66, he won with an overwhelming majority (72,94%). A member of the IOC since September 2020, he will remain at the head of the ITF until 2027. “ I look forward to working with our Executive Committee and Board of Directors to review and refresh our strategy for this next phase, he declared after his victory. We will ensure that ITF competitions are built on a solid foundation and continue to invest in the global development of our sport to achieve the ITF’s mission to prepare tennis for future generations. » Obviously, the voters did not wish to sanction the resounding failure of the contract signed by the ITF with the Spanish company Kosmos for the in-depth reform of the Davis Cup. Concluded in 2018 for a record period of 25 years, it was terminated last January.