Tennis

A federal appeals court has ruled Comcast did not discriminate against the Tennis Channel by placing it on a different cable television subscription tier to its own sports network.

France’s Sports Minister, Valerie Fourneyron, has warned the French Tennis Federation the French Open tennis grand slam must remain on free-to-air television.

Sky Brasil has agreed a deal with Bandsports to carry coverage of the French Open, according to the Maquina do Esporte website.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) needs to do more to develop its profile in Africa and Asia says Billie Jean King, former world number-one tennis player and founder of the organisation.