Tennis
LTA mulls bid to bring Billie Jean King Cup to UK
The Lawn Tennis Association, the governing body for the sport in the UK, is considering a bid to host the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this year
Raducanu signs with Vodafone as grassroots tennis ambassador
British telco Vodafone has signed women’s US Open champion Emma Raducanu as its grassroots tennis ambassador – adding to the brand’s profile in UK tennis as a sponsor of the Wimbledon tennis championships.
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Orange reconnects with Spanish Tennis Federation
The Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (Rfet) has extended its sponsorship agreement with the telco Orange for the 2022 season
WTA ends long-running title sponsor search with Hologic deal
The Women's Tennis Association has ended its long-running search for a global title sponsor, agreeing a multi-year deal with women's health-focused medical technology company Hologic
Infosys continues tennis investment with French Open renewal
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has agreed a renewal to technology company Infosys’s sponsorship of the French Open tournament.
Kosmos ‘incorporates’ former IMG trio into tennis operations
Kosmos Tennis, an arm of the investment company co-founded by FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, is reported to have signed up three former IMG executives as part of an internal restructure.
Peugeot drops Novak Djokovic sponsorship
Automotive brand Peugeot will no longer sponsor tennis player Novak Djokovic, it has been confirmed
Sony Pictures Networks acquires rights to India-Denmark Davis Cup tie
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired exclusive media rights across the Indian subcontinent for the forthcoming Davis Cup tie between India and Denmark
Medvedev allowed to compete as tennis governing bodies unite to sanction Russia
The Association of Tennis Professionals, Women's Tennis Association, and International Tennis Federation have united to issue sanctions against Russia amid the country's invasion and bombardment of Ukraine.
Nine talks up sports rights ambitions on back of strong financial results
The chief executive of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, Mike Sneesby, suggested the company is interested in acquiring domestic cricket rights as well as renewing its Australian Open tennis rights,…
ATP Tour returns to China with four events; Russian tournament relocated
The ATP Tour is to return to China for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Association of Tennis Professionals has announced
EXCLUSIVE: ATP Board votes to remove conflicts of interest, spelling end for IMG seat
The ATP Board, the decision-making body of the ATP men’s tennis tour, has approved a motion to remove conflicts of interest, meaning IMG Tennis’ Gavin Forbes will be unable to run again as one of three tou…
Libby Payne | Let’s focus on the real issues and engage the enormous potential in women’s sport
Withersworldwide senior associate Libby Payne, a specialist in sport and employment matters, argues that historic debates about women’s sport – such as whether tennis grand slam prize money is fair – get in the way of the real issues holding back progress.
Rothesay signs major LTA sponsorship in Octagon-brokered deal
The Lawn Tennis Association has signed a multi-year sponsorship with UK pensions insurance specialist, Rothesay, which will see the company title sponsor three grass court international tennis tournaments…
ITF and Kosmos make further Davis Cup changes
The International Tennis Federation and its commercial rights-holder for the Davis Cup, Kosmos Tennis, have announced further changes to the make-up of the men’s national team tournament, with the news t…
Seven secures 30-per-cent revenue increase, aims to retake Australian Open rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven will attempt to win back domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open when negotiations over the tennis grand slam's next rights cycle begin later this year
BeIN Sports acquires ATP rights across Southeast Asia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired ATP Tour rights for nine markets across Southeast Asia in a four-year deal with the Association of Tennis Professionals, running 2022 to 2025