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PATRICK RAFTER TO MAKE OUTBACK CHAMPIONS SERIES DEBUT IN LOS CABOS, MEXICO

Australian Tennis Legend and Two-Time U.S. Open Champion
To Play In Del Mar Development Champions Cup To Be Held March 18-22

NEW YORK, January 27, 2009 – InsideOut Sports & Entertainment today announced
that Patrick Rafter of Australia will make his debut on the Outback Champions
Series tennis circuit at the Del Mar Development Champions Cup to be held March
18-22 at the Palmilla Tennis Club in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Del Mar Development
Champions Cup is a first-year event on the 2009 Outback Champions Series, the
global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over.

Rafter, 36, is best known for his back-to-back victories at the U.S. Open in
1997 and 1998, becoming the first Australian man to win the event since John
Newcombe in 1973. A 2006 inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame,
Rafter also reached the men’s singles final at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001,
losing to Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic, respectively. Ranked No. 1 in the
world for one week in 1999, Rafter was a stalwart on Australia’s Davis Cup team
from 1994 to 2001, helping his nation to the title in 1999, although not playing
the final. He won 11 career singles title and 10 career doubles titles before
ending his ATP career in 2001.

"I'm excited to play with the guys on the Outback Champions Series in Los Cabos,
which looks like a spectacular place,” said Rafter. “I know the competition will
be tough but I'll be aiming to win."

“Patrick Rafter is one of the great champions and fan favorites in tennis and we
welcome his long anticipated debut on the Outback Champions Series,” said Jon
Venison, co-founding partner of InsideOut Sports & Entertainment and the Outback
Champions Series.

The Del Mar Champions Cup is the third of eight events on the 2009 Outback
Champions Series and will be contested on an outdoor hard court. The tournament
will feature a field of six champion players competing in a single knock-out
format event, vying for $150,000 in prize money and ranking points that
determine the year-end No. 1 ranked player on the Outback Champions Series.
Rafter joins former world No. 1 Jim Courier in the field with the final four
tournament competitors to be announced in the near future.

The tournament will kick off on Wednesday, March 18 with a special “Mexico Day,”
featuring a children’s clinic and an exhibition doubles match. Quarterfinal play
will be contested on Thursday, March 19 while the semifinals will be played on
Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21. The final and third-place playoff will
take place Sunday, March 22. Ticket, travel and tournament information can be
found by visiting www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com.

[zooworms]

I envy anyone that is near a stop on the Champions tour. I'd love to see Rafter playing again. One of the true good guys of our favorite sport, always loved watching him play.

They're doing a nice job getting talent into the Champions Series.

[formobilagsw]

Awesome news!

Always love Pat and his ponytail!

[rujeltaoser]

Woohoooo -- looking forward to seeing Pat THE MAN play again. Please please please tell us there will be TTC coverage ???