Mboko, Fernandez, Diallo join Toronto North for World Team Tennis relaunch
Toronto North Racquet Club has bolstered its roster with three Canadian players in preparation for the upcoming relaunch of World Team Tennis (WTT). Victoria Mboko from Burlington, Ont., Leylah Fernandez from Laval, Que., and Gabriel Diallo from Montreal were all added to the team, which already features Denis Shapovalov from Richmond Hill, Ont.
Mboko, the 15th-ranked player on the WTA Tour's singles rankings, and Fernandez, the 33rd-ranked player, join Shapovalov, who is the 48th-ranked player on the ATP Tour, and Diallo, the 114th-ranked player. The WTT is set to kick off in December when the New York Empire and Florida Flamingos begin play. This is the third iteration of the WTT, which was first established in 1974 by tennis legend Billie Jean King.
The original WTT ran from 1974 to 1978, while the second season occurred from 1991 to 2021, with the season being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The return of professional team tennis to the Golden Horseshoe area comes after the Toronto-Buffalo Royals competed in the inaugural 1974 season. The new WTT's opening night will be hosted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., followed by games at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto and the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla.
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