From OP: > During a weeklong visit to the stadium and Porcupine Creek, it became clear that on the strength of Indian Wells, Ellison isn’t content with adding

From OP: > During a weeklong visit to the stadium and Porcupine Creek, it became clear that on the strength of Indian Wells, Ellison isn’t content with adding a fifth Grand Slam to the pro tour. With help from Mark Hurd, Oracle’s co-CEO and fellow tennis aficionado, he wants to restore tennis to prominence in the U.S., and make the game more profitable globally. “I think we simply have to do something to improve the quality of American tennis,” Ellison says, sounding for a moment like someone determined to end malaria. To do that, he and Hurd are plotting an all-new American tennis tour, and they want to cultivate the next Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.