Betway add The Rio Open to their burgeoning tennis portfolio

Today, leading global online betting and gaming brand Betway has announced their sponsorship of The Rio Open.

The deal for the 2022 and 2023 editions sees the Super Group owned brand become a premium betting partner, with the agreement including association rights as well as prominent courtside branding across all match courts.

Betway will also be integrated into the tournament’s social media and digital channels, with the brand and the event promising to produce engaging content for all tennis fans.

The Rio Open presented by Claro is held on eight clay courts at the 6,200-seat Stadium, Jockey Club Brasileiro, and has been won by some of the sport’s biggest names since its inception in 2014 including Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and most recently Cristian Garin.

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The Rio Open is the only ATP Tour 500 event in South America and the only ATP Tour event in Brazil.

Anthony Werkman, CEO of Betway, said: “Adding to our already enviable existing portfolio of tennis sponsorships, we’re delighted to become a premium partner of The Rio Open, Brazil’s only ATP Tour event.”The tournament is always contested by the sport’s top talent and having an association with it marks another proud moment for the Betway brand.”

Marcia Casz, Director of Rio Open, said: “It is a pleasure to have a brand as big as Betway in the Rio Open portfolio.

“We are very successful in having one of the leaders in its segment as a partner in the largest tennis event in Latin America and we hope to maintain a partnership for many years to come.”