Infosys sign tennis player Nadal and Iga Swiatek as brand ambassador
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The Indian Multinational Information Technology (IT) company Infosys has signed Tennis great Rafael Nadal and women's No 1 tennis player Iga Swiatek as a new brand ambassador for the next three years .
This is the first time Rafael Nadal is collaborating with a digital service company . Both Nadal and Swiatek will be the ambassadors for the Infosys brand and Infosys’ Digital Innovation.
Infosys to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-powered match analysis tool for the players
Infosys in collaboration with the coaching team of Nadal and Swiatek will develop a personal artificial intelligence (AI)-powered match analysis tool. It will be available to the coaching staff of both the players in real-time simultaneously.
By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), the partnership aims to amplify Nadal’s and Świątek's training, focusing on their strengths and devising match strategies.
Infosys has been a digital innovation partner for the ATP Tour, Roland-Garros, Australian Open, and The International Tennis Hall of Fame, where it leverages AI, cloud, data analytics and digital experiences. Infosys has done video and stats analysis platforms for players and coaches as well.
Rafael Nadal
- Rafael Nadal of Spain is considered to be an all time great in professional men’s tennis. He has created a number of records in professional men’s tennis.
- He along with Novak Djokiovic of Serbia has won a record 22 Grand Slam men’s singles titles
- He has won the French open title also famous as Roland Garros titles record 14 times and in 2022 became the oldest champion in tournament history at age 36.
- He is the only men’s player in history to win all Grand Slam title in a year twice and win 2 Olympic gold medals (2008 Beijing singles, 2016 Rio doubles with M. Lopez).
- He holds the record for being ranked world no.1 male tennis player for a record 209 weeks.
Iga Swiatek
- She is a women's tennis player from Poland. Since April 2022 she has been ranked world no.1 women's single player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
- She has won the French Open single title in 2020,2022 and 2023 and the US open women singles titles in 2022.
Grand Slams in tennis include The Australian Open, Wimbledon Open , French Open and the US open.
Infosys
- It is an Indian multinational company that provides business consultancy, information technology and outsourcing services.
- It was founded by seven engineers,N. R. Narayana Murthy,Nandan Nilekani,S. Gopalakrishnan,S. D. Shibulal,K. Dinesh,N. S. Raghavan and Ashok Arora in 1981
- It is the second largest Indian IT company after Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- It is the first Indian company to be listed on the American Stock exchange ,NASDAQ.
Chairman : Nandan Nilekani
Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Salil Parekh
Its headquarters : Bengaluru
