Tennis
Eleven nets WTA rights in Portugal until 2023
International subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights to a range of Women’s Tennis Association events for a three-year period until 2023.
Head serves up multi-year sponsorship of the Laver Cup
Tennis equipment maker Head has signed a multi-year deal to become a global sponsor of the Laver Cup.
The deal will start at this year’s edition to be held at the TD Garden in Boston in September.
River Media nets BT Sport deal for tennis’ UK Pro League
The River Media agency has negotiated a domestic broadcast rights agreement for tennis’ UK Pro League with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
Dunlop and Highland Spring sign up as suppliers to UK Pro League
UK sports media company River Media Partners has signed Dunlop and Highland Spring Water to the sponsorship portfolio of its UK Pro League tennis competition
AELTC names Willis as comms and marketing director, commercial director search continues
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, organiser of the Wimbledon tennis championships, has announced the appointment of Alexandra Willis as communications and marketing director, starting August…
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…
Ex-Infront executive Holmgren joins Emotion Group
Sports marketing and events company Emotion Group has appointed Patrik Holmgren, the former senior director of summer sports at the Infront agency, as head of sales and marketing in Germany and the Iberian…
Billie Jean King Cup finals pushed back again
The finals of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis event, originally scheduled for April, will now be held later in the year amid continued health and safety concerns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
UPDATED: ATP event boosts Singapore sports hosting comeback hopes
Singapore took a significant step towards the resumption of international sports event hosting over the weekend with the start of ATP 250 event the Singapore Tennis Open
Australian Open to welcome fans back after brief shutdown
The Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament will welcome fans back to arenas tomorrow (Thursday) after the state government in Victoria confirmed that its Covid-19 lockdown would end at midnight
Tennis players want alternative to quarantines, Djokovic says
Novak Djokovic said "a majority" of men's tennis players do not want to go ahead with this season if they have to quarantine ahead of most tournaments
Haggerty | ITF to review betting sponsorship following investment in integrity
International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty talks about the federation's decision to review its stance on gambling sponsorship, the impact of Covid-19 on its commercial agreement with Kosmos Holdings for the Davis Cup and plans to introduce a new skill rating system for players. Ben Cronin reports.
IMG negotiates Barcelona Open compensation agreement
The IMG agency has negotiated an agreement to end its management of this year’s Barcelona Open, an ATP 500 clay-court tournament, to allow a new agreement with emerging tennis agency Tennium to take e…
Moretton succeeds Giudicelli as French Tennis Federation president
Gilles Moretton, the former French tennis player, has been elected as the new president of the French Tennis Federation
Australian Open switches to closed-door event as Victoria orders 5-day lockdown
The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam will switch to a closed-door event from Saturday (February 13) after the regional Victorian government ordered a snap five-day lockdown to combat an outbreak of the…
Tiley encourages more rigorous Covid-19 measures for Olympics
Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley said he believes Tokyo Olympics organisers need tougher Covid-19 measures than those already announced, based on his experience running the Australian Open
ZDF serves up Halle tennis renewal
German public-service broadcaster ZDF has retained rights to the next two editions of the Noventi Open, a grass court event on men’s tennis’ ATP Tour.
Grand Slam Board names ex-Lagardère Sports chief Valensi as executive director
The Grand Slam Board has announced the appointment of Ugo Valensi as its new executive director.
Valensi will begin the new role on March 1.