7 Quotes by Butch Buchholz

Part of the problem they had in negotiating this thing was a lot of players wanted unlimited challenges. That would have been a problem. That would take forever to play a match.

Miami has been my home since we moved the Nasdaq-100 Open to Key Biscayne in 1987 and I relish the opportunity to support important charitable causes such as the Greater Miami Tennis Foundation through events such as the Jim Berry Tennis Classic and the Robin Givens Night with the Stars.

We're a little bit of a guinea pig, but I think that's great. The sport has been hurt by the fact there are so many factions. We're all pitching in together. It's a great day for tennis.

We're the guinea pig, which we're happy to do. I've got to believe the players are going to love this. You'd like to have a situation where you're not going to lose a tennis match because of a bad call.

After 20 years, it's emotional. Andre and the tournament are so interconnected. He helped keep the sport going when we had kind of peaks and valleys. When Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe left, up popped Andre and Pete Sampras.

I truly believe it's here to stay. I'm proud we were the guinea pig.

Andre and the tournament are so interconnected. So it's emotional. It's emotional for him, and the tournament will miss him. It's sad for the sport, not just us.