Richard Krajicek is happy to be back in Liverpool.
Returning to Liverpool for the second year in a row, former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek from the Netherlands is happy to return to Merseyside. Krajicek who famously won Wimbledon in 1996 in a memorable final against MaliVai Washington will be featuring in the Legends´ single and mixed doubles matches on Thursday playing with and against Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis and former British No. 1 Greg Rusedski.
On Friday the Dutch man will play against Greg Rusedski in a single match and is one of three former Wimbledon winners to perform at this year´s tournament.
“I have had a great time when I was playing in Liverpool last year, so I am more than happy to get the chance to come back”, Krajicek, who first appeared at the event which is in its tenth year in 2004. “It’s a fantastic achievement for this unique event and everybody involved has done a brilliant job to stage such a big tennis tournament in a public park”.
Besides his famous Wimbledon victory, Krajicek has also won seventeen titles on the ATP tour, including the prestigious tournament in Rotterdam of which he is now Tournament Director. Tickets to see Krajicek in action are still available and can be purchased from Ticketmaster (0844-847-2332), the Echo Arena (0844-8000-400) and the box office in Calderstones Park.
