Time to move on for Ian Smith that has been serving Tennis South Africa since 2004. Ian Smith put a lot of effort and he has achieved many results during his tenure to strike a 5 years deal with South African Airways and to stage an ATP even7 (The South Africa Open) that took place in Montecasino from 2009 to 2011.
Smith: We have some wonderful young talents
Ian is still adamant about the potential of South African tennis to comment “I’ve really enjoyed my enure, and was privileged to meet some fantastic people both locally and overseas.
“The South African public may not fully appreciate that tennis, unlike rugby, cricket and soccer in this country, is considered a peripheral sport along with the majority of other local sporting codes.
We have some wonderful young talent which needs to be nurtured.”
Ian Smith will purse some other interests.