VIDEO: “The UTS Grand Final had everything” – Mouratoglou
The creator of UTS, Patrick Mouratoglou, liked what he saw at the UTS Grand Final in London, and has big plans for the future.
The 2023 UTS Grand Final in London was packed full of incident – just what creator Patrick Mouratoglou says he had hoped for.
“It was a great event,” he said after Jack “The Power” Draper lifted the lightning bolt trophy. “The crowd was packed. I feel that people get more and more used to UTS and they are cheering more and more.
“And we had everything. We had really fun moments, we had drama and we had also great tennis with guys completely locked in and wanting to win so badly.
“We had some incredible matches. Some guys played incredible tennis. It’s impressive to think that they are in the middle of their preseason and they are able to play already that well.
“They offered an incredible show.”
And there’ll be more to come.
“I know that if I would come to watch, not knowing UTS, I would fall in love with it,” said Mouratoglou, “but I think we have still a big gap for improvement and I took a lot of notes.”
He added: “We will have four events again in 2024. The first one will be in February, it’s going to be in Oslo, and the three others, it’s a mystery for the moment.”
If i would come to watch, i would fall in love with it
Patrick Mouratoglou
The Frenchman also had praise for champion Draper, saying: “Jack was very impressive because he was without his biggest weapon, the serve, and he showed incredible qualities, beating the best guys from the baseline and being especially incredibly efficient at the big points and big moments, which is very important, and will be very useful in the future.”
