Andrea Gaudenzi

Andrea Gaudenzi, 2021

“Having civil war doesn’t help” – ATP chairman Gaudenzi on tennis’ need for a united front

The Italian has reiterated the need for the governing bodies of tennis to become more unified, especially in the face of growing speculation about a breakaway premium tour run by the Grand Slams

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Jamie Malachy
John Isner, Miami, 2018

How ATP calculates and explains the drastic drop in the prize money of the best players

A recent ATP study shows how severely its tournament business model has been impacted by COVID-19. It accepts the considerable drop in the prize money redistributed to players but does not open the door to a revision of the model, requested in particular by John Isner before Miami.

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Cédric Rouquette
Simona Halep - Prague victory

WTA announces rebranding with new tournament names and new logo

In a sign of the growing co-operation between the men's and women's tours, the WTA is to rename its main tournaments as 1000s, 500s and 250s from 2021. It has also changed its logo.

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Simon Cambers
Vasek Pospisil on the ATP Tour, service, 2020

Vasek Pospisil exclusive: Why time was right to form the PTPA (Professional Tennis Players Association)

Together with Novak Djokovic, Canadian Vasek Pospisil is one of the men behind the creation of the Professional Tennis Players Association, which was formed on the eve of the US Open. In an exclusive interview, Pospisil tells Tennis Majors how and why it all came about, what leverage it gives the players, the impending addition of the women and how he would love Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to come on board.

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Simon Cambers
WTA Finals Shenzhen

All 2020 events in China, including WTA Finals, cancelled due to Coronavirus

All ATP Tour and WTA events scheduled to be held in China in 2020, including the lucrative WTA Finals in Shenzhen, have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the two Tours confirmed Friday.

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Simon Cambers