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IMG Signs Tennis Player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga For Representation

IMG, a division of William Morris Endeavor, has signed tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who is currently ranked 15th on the ATP Tour. He had been managed by Morgan Menahem, who also runs the nascent Int'l Premier Tennis League, which launches this fall. Tsonga has deals with adidas and Babolat that run for several more years, and Menahem will continue to collect the agent fees from those deals. Carlos Fleming, who also manages Venus Williams, will manage Tsonga at IMG. Fleming represents NFLers Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick and Victor Cruz for marketing. He also reps Michelle Wie.

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