Tennis
Chennai looks to host WTA Tour event
Chennai is set to host a Women’s Tennis Association Tour event after the Tamil Nadu state government and Tamil Nadu Tennis Association signed a cooperation agreement pledging to upgrade the city’s ten…
Kooyong Classic to return in 2023 with new title sponsor
Melbourne tennis tournament the Kooyong Classic will return next January after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
Osaka leaves IMG, forms new management company
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has launched a new management company for athletes after splitting with the IMG agency
French Open enters the metaverse with Roland-Garros virtual-seat NFTs
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has made its first move into the metaverse by announcing an NFT venture for the French Open grand slam tournament at Roland-Garros
Virtual advertising solution allows Madrid Masters to activate Betway deal outside Spain
ATP Media, the broadcast arm of ATP Tour in men’s tennis, has appointed UniqFEED to provide a virtual advertising solution for this week’s Madrid Masters tournament, enabling gambling brand and tournament spo…
ATP strikes global Pepperstone partnership
Australian online trading company gains naming rights to official rankings
Kosmos turns to Sportfive to sell Davis Cup media rights in Asia
Kosmos Tennis, part of the investment group co-founded by Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué, has appointed Sportfive as its exclusive media rights agency in most of Asia for the next three editions of the …
Sony nets French Open rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive platform-neutral rights in the Indian subcontinent for the French Open in a deal running from 2022 to 2024
AELTC reports £33.3m net profit after partial return of fans in 2021
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has reported a net profit of £33.3m ($41.
AELTC engages Glorious Digital to create Wimbledon NFT series
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the organiser of the Wimbledon tennis grand slam, has announced that it is working with New Zealand-based NFT platform Glorious to explore a potential digital…
Renault takes over from Peugeot as Roland Garros car sponsor
French carmaker Renault has signed as a premium partner of the Roland Garros tennis grand slam tournament for five years, from 2022 to 2026
ServusTV lands French Open rights in Austria
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Austria to this year’s edition of the French Open grand slam tennis tournament.
Valencia completes hosting plan for 2022 Davis Cup Finals
The International Tennis Federation and its commercial rights-holder for the Davis Cup, Kosmos Tennis, has completed the venue line-up for the 2022 Finals of the men’s national team tournament by announcing V…
Tennis integrity body seeks new CEO as Gray to exit
The International Tennis Integrity Agency has begun its search for a new chief executive, after announcing that the incumbent, Jonny Gray, is to leave the organisation later this year
ATP and WTA hit out at Wimbledon’s ban on Russian, Belarusian players
The Association of Tennis Professionals and Women’s Tennis Association have condemned the All England Club’s (AELTC’s) decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Wimbledon Champio…
ATP, WTA launch unified mobile app
The Association of Tennis Professionals and Women’s Tennis Association have unveiled their latest joint venture, an all-in-one mobile app.
France ends Davis Cup hosting interest over ‘onerous financial and operational conditions’
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has withdrawn from the race to become a host of the 2022 Davis Cup Group Stages citing the “onerous financial and operational conditions” being required to stage the…
Sherr promoted to USTA chief executive
The United States Tennis Association has promoted chief revenue officer Lew Sherr to the role of chief executive and executive director