Tennis
beIN Sports acquires Roland Garros rights in Southeast Asia
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the exclusive media rights for the French Open tennis Grand Slam in 10 Southeast Asian markets in a five-year deal covering 2022 to 2026
ITF promotes Fairweather to CEO
The International Tennis Federation has promoted Kelly Fairweather to the role of chief executive as part of its ITF2024 development strategy
Djokovic remains in immigration detention amid court challenge to Australian visa cancellation
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has won a last-minute legal bid to stop the Australian government deporting him before the Australian Open begins
Ziggo replaces ESPN as WTA broadcaster in the Netherlands
Pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport has acquired rights in the Netherlands to events organised by the Women’s Tennis Association.
Kia adds Melbourne Park arena naming rights to Australian Open association
Automotive manufacturer Kia has expanded its presence in Australian tennis by acquiring the naming rights to the new show court at Melbourne Park
Tennis Channel expands WTA rights to four European countries
Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned outlet takes big step in global expansion
Raducanu takes off with British Airways in latest endorsement deal
British Airways has become the latest brand to sponsor Emma Raducanu, after the British tennis star was named global brand ambassador for the airline
Infosys extends Australian Open deal to 2026
Tennis Australia has extended its Australian Open digital innovation agreement with Indian technology company Infosys until the end of 2026
WTA Tour buoyed by beIN extension in Australia, France and Turkey
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has signed off on a five-year extension to its rights deal in Australia, France and Turkey for women’s tennis’ WTA Tour.
Inside Stats Perform’s tennis data revolution
The sports data pioneer is already working hard to spread the innovative storytelling and gamification it enables for football into another major global sport: tennis.
Amex adds BMW Open to global tennis profile in Sportfive-supported deal
The BMW Open ATP 250 tournament will now be called the 'BMW Open by American Express' after the multinational credit card firm acquired the presenting partner rights in a long-term deal
Evian joins Raducanu’s growing endorsement portfolio
British tennis star Emma Raducanu has further expanded her sponsorship roster after agreeing an endorsement deal with Danone-owned mineral water brand Evian
W&S extends Cincinnati title deal as Banc Sabadell mulls Barcelona Open renewal
Western & Southern Financial Group has extended its long-standing title sponsorship of the top-tier men’s and women’s professional tennis tournament in Cincinnati for another three years, from 2022 to …
Djokovic and other top players confirmed for Australian Open
Novak Djokovic and a host of other top players have been confirmed to take part in the Australian Open Grand Slam in January, following earlier concerns that some would drop out over vaccination requirements
Dowse to step down as US Tennis Association chief executive
Michael Dowse is stepping down from his role as the United States Tennis Association chief executive officer and executive director, a move that will come into effect on March 1, 2022
Sportradar’s Lampitt to be CEO of ATP’s new data, streaming rights JV
David Lampitt, managing director of sports content and partnerships at Sportradar, has been named the chief executive of Tennis Data Innovations, the new joint venture between tennis’ ATP and ATP Media, t…
Tennis Australia hit by A$100m net loss
The cost of staging the delayed 2021 Australian Open has seen Tennis Australia post a loss of A$100.02m (€62.3m/$70.4m) over a 15-month period in its latest set of financial results.
WTA unveils schedule for first half of 2022
The Women’s Tennis Association has announced its provisional schedule of events for the first half of 2022 through to the end of the Wimbledon Championships in June.