Hoping for a virtual smash hit
By Steve Ranger
Published: 18 June 2007 09:45 GMT
Above is the press conference IBM used to launch the initiative, with Ivan Ljubicic, one of the top players on the men's ATP Tour.
Picture credit: Second Life/Linden Lab
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