{"id":10696,"date":"2016-06-28T14:46:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T05:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=10696"},"modified":"2017-10-13T14:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T04:26:18","slug":"memorial-drive-redevelopment-vision-unveiled-in-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2016\/06\/28\/memorial-drive-redevelopment-vision-unveiled-in-adelaide","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Drive redevelopment vision unveiled in Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis SA President <strong>Kent Thiele<\/strong> and CEO <strong>Steven Baldas<\/strong> were joined by the <strong>Hon Christopher Pyne MP<\/strong>, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, and Federal Member for Sturt, to outline the redevelopment vision for Memorial Drive in Adelaide today.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Pyne, along with <strong>David Colovic<\/strong>, Liberal candidate for the seat of Adelaide, announced a $9.79 million commitment to revamp the Memorial Drive sporting precinct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis redevelopment will be huge for the City of Adelaide, adding to the recent developments along the Torrens,\u201d Mr Pyne said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only will it bring more tennis to this great state, it will serve as an entertainment hub for the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Baldas described the announcement as a very exciting day for tennis in South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s announcement will enable Tennis SA to pursue its strategy to get more people playing tennis more often, helping produce Australia&#8217;s next grand slam champion and attracting major events back to Adelaide,&#8221; Mr Baldas said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed redevelopment will transform Adelaide\u2019s sporting precinct and ensure the heritage of Memorial Drive is retained for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Memorial Drive redevelopment in Adelaide\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SgqyFP0PFQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stage 1 fast facts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>$9.79<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>million<\/strong> <strong>Stage 1<\/strong> project includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>new outdoor show court<\/strong> and <strong>two new match courts<\/strong> to enable more world class events, such as Davis Cup and Fed Cup, to be hosted in Adelaide<\/li>\n<li><strong>A state-of-the-art National Academy training venue<\/strong> with all three Grand Slam surfaces \u2013 <strong>clay, grass <\/strong>and<strong> hardcourt<\/strong> \u2013 so South Australia can continue to produce world class players<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Walk of Champions<\/strong> profiling the historical position of the site and South 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