Tennis
ATP strikes global deal with Asti DOCG wine consortium
Italian wine consortium Asti DOCG has signed a global sponsorship with the ATP, the men’s professional tennis tour, with rights to the ATP Tour and ATP Finals through 2023.
CVC seeking to create combined ATP and WTA commercial entity
Investment firm CVC is in talks to combine ATP and WTA tennis rights in a deal that would create a new commercial entity valued at $4bn (€3.3bn).
StarWing Sports signs Jannik Sinner to Intesa San Paolo
StarWing Sports announced today the signing of their player Jannik Sinner to the globally known Italian bank Intesa San Paolo in a multi-year agreement
Grand Slam officials seek more conciliatory tone with Osaka
Tournament executives seek to "advance mental health and wellbeing"
French Open erupts in controversy as Osaka withdraws
Superstar player battles with tournament organizers over media obligations
LTA announces 2020 financial results, including £30m revenue drop
The Lawn Tennis Association has published its financial statements for 2020, showing the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the British tennis governing body
ATP Media’s 2020 revenue drop limited by broadcaster relationships, insurance claim
Revenues at ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media rights sales and broadcast production arm, fell by 38.3 per cent in 2020 to $86.1m (€70.6m)
Deltatre to deliver new website, app for Tennis Channel
Sports technology services provider Deltatre has been selected by pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel to create and maintain a new Tennis.com digital ecosystem
Hawk-Eye technology to be deployed across all US Open courts
The United States Tennis Association, along with the ATP men’s and WTA women’s tours, has announced that the 2021 US Open will move to fully electronic line-calling.
Indian Wells Masters to return to ATP, WTA calendars, LTA unveils sponsorship
The Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament, one of the leading events on the ATP and WTA Tours, will return in October after more than two years
DAZN serves up Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Canada, Japan
Subscription sports streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Canada and Japan to the Ultimate Tennis Showdown
Dallas to host ATP 250 tournament in 2022
The Association of Tennis Professionals has announced that it will host an ATP Tour event in Dallas, Texas next year for the first time since 1989
UTS renews Eurosport deal, appoints Deltatre to graphics role
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown series has renewed a rights agreement with international sports broadcaster Eurosport and appointed sports technology services provider Deltatre to deliver data and graphics…
Tiley: 2022 Australian Open will not be shifted overseas
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has said that the event will stay in Melbourne in 2022 after reports suggested it could be moved to the Middle East
NBC Sports expands French Open coverage with Peacock streaming deal
NBC Sports has expanded its French Open coverage in a deal in which streaming service Peacock will exclusively broadcast middle weekend night sessions
Nordea Open serves up C More rights deal
C More, the Telia-owned pay-television broadcaster, and Sportkanalen, its Swedish sports channel, have acquired domestic broadcast rights to the Nordea Open, a Swedish ATP 250 and WTA 125 event on the…
Laver Cup launches host selection process for 2023-26
The Laver Cup team tennis tournament has launched the host city selection process for its 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions
FFT sets out plan for fan attendance at Roland-Garros
French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Gilles Moretton has said the organisation’s decision to postpone this year’s French Open by a week has been justified, with a significant increase in spectators con…