Tennis
ATP searching for new director of social media
The ATP Tour is looking to recruit a director of social media as it continues to develop its social media channels and digital ecosystem
Australian Open chief claims ‘vast majority’ of players support hard quarantine
Tennis Australia’s chief executive Craig Tiley has said that most players are backing the hard quarantine that has been imposed on players and staff involved in the Australian Open, in spite of some p…
ITF, Kosmos Tennis to shake up revamped Davis Cup Finals
The 2021 Davis Cup Finals will be expanded from seven to 11 days and is likely to be staged across three European cities, the International Tennis Federation has announced
ServusTV adds more tennis rights with ATP Cup deal in Germany
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany to tennis’ ATP Cup, a tournament that was aired last year by pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland.
Australian Open vows ‘world’s strictest’ Covid-19 rules
Health authorities in the state of Victoria have announced stringent quarantine protocols for tennis players and their support teams for the Australian Open in Melbourne next month
Tennis stars to play Adelaide tournament ahead of Open
Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be joined by Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka to play a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition tournament in Adelaide after serving their quarantine in the South Australian…
Peroni replaces Stella Artois as Australian Open beer sponsor
Premium beer brand Peroni has been named as the official beer of the Australian Open starting in 2021, replacing the the upmarket Stella Artois brand
Cosmote signs three-year ATP rights renewal in Greece
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has renewed its rights to a raft of ATP competitions, marking its third major rights renewal in the last month
Wimbledon plans to split commercial and marketing roles when Desmond retires
Mick Desmond, outgoing commercial and media director for the All England Lawn Tennis Club, talks to SportBusiness about his plans to retire at the end of the 2021 championships and his hopes that his successor will respect his commercial legacy.
WTA maps out first half of 2021 calendar
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has provided more information about its 2021 season, mapping out a schedule of events through to July 11.
Tennis Australia scraps luxury hotel quarantine contract after legal threat
An agreement to quarantine international tennis players at The Westin Melbourne has been cancelled after the owners of private properties in the complex threatened legal action due to raised concerns about…
BNP Paribas Open hit by Covid-19 pandemic for second successive year
The 2021 BNP Paribas Open has been indefinitely postponed, marking the second successive year that the showpiece men's and women's tennis tournament has been impacted by the global Covid-19 pandemic
Bondi Sands replaces La Roche-Posay as Australian Open sunscreen sponsor
Australian sunscreen brand Bondi Sands has been named as a sponsor of the 2021 Australian Open grand slam tennis tournament in a new deal
Cinch replaces Fever-Tree as title sponsor of Queen’s Club Championships
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has named online car selling platform Cinch as the new title sponsor of the LTA’s Queen’s Club Championships.
Australian Open planning for 25 per-cent-capacity event
Tickets have gone on sale for the 2021 Australian Open, with the event organiser, Tennis Australia, revealing that it plans to fill stadiums to 25 per cent capacity
ATP sanctions betting and fantasy sports sponsorships in key tournament categories
Tournament promoters in specific event categories on the ATP men’s professional tennis tour will be able to sell betting operator sponsorships from next year.
Simon’s In&OutStories retains UTS rights distribution mandate
Worldwide broadcast deals for Ultimate Tennis Showdown, the event launched by tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou during the Covid-19 shutdown, will continue to be negotiated by In&OutStories, the Paris-based…
WTA early 2021 season stops in UAE but avoids Auckland and Shenzhen
The Women’s Tennis Association has announced the schedule for the first seven weeks of its 2021 season that will see it pass through the United Arab Emirates before heading to Australia to prepare for th…