Tennis Australia’s chief executive Craig Tiley has said that most players are backing the hard quarantine that has been imposed on players and staff involved in the Australian Open, in spite of some p…
ATP lifts prize money to support lower-ranked players
The ATP Tour is increasing prize money at smaller tournaments that had cut the payments due to the pandemic, to provide further support for lower-ranked players.
Most of the $5.2m (€4.3
Australian Open expects A$99m loss due to Covid-19; TV ratings fall 30 per cent
Craig Tiley, chief executive of Tennis Australia and tournament director of the Australian Open, has said that he expects the total losses from going ahead with the tournament to exceed A$99m (€64m/$78m) d…
Australian Open TV rights trial commences in Federal Court
The Federal Court of Australia has today (Monday) opened a civil trial against former Tennis Australia directors Harold Mitchell and Steve Healy, with the court hearing that the former impeded rival bids…
Delayed start for Australian Open as ATP unveils 2021 calendar start
A later start date of February 8 for the Australian Open has been confirmed by tennis governing body the ATP, along with the schedule for the start of the 2021 season