The Association of Tennis Professionals has delayed a controversial plan to put its logo branding on the nets at tournaments across the world. The issue was on the agenda and set for a vote at the ATP's board meeting at Wimbledon last week but, in a move being interpreted as yet another challenge to the ATP's embattled chief executive, Etienne de Villiers, no resolution was reached.
"It has not been put before the board for final approval," said an ATP spokesman. "But the board had decided prior to the meeting that it would not vote on substantive matters with three new board members... More >
With scooters in Mumbai and designer T-shirts in Shanghai, Wimbledon is out to conquer Asia.
"This is the fastest expanding market in the world for merchandising. Asia is b...More>
Wimbledon chief executive Ian Ritchie said on Sunday there was no hard evidence of match-fixing in professional tennis and no one had produced fresh allegations.
Ritchie s...More>
The ATP today announced that South African Airways (SAA), one of the world's leading airlines, has extended its role as the official airline of the ATP for a further three and...More>
THE Lawn Tennis Association is launching the biggest sponsorship drive in its history.
It is looking for a sponsor to commit £24m over the next four years to become t...More>
Organisers of the French Open will investigate claims that Japan's Akiko Morigami was asked to throw a doubles match at the claycourt grand slam this week, the ITF said on Sat...More>
A probe has found no systematic or institutional corruption within tennis but new measures were needed to boost the sport's anti-corruption drive, stakeholders said on Monday....More>
ESPN said Monday that it would acquire the cable rights to the U.S. Open of tennis beginning in 2009. Financial terms of the six-year deal between ESPN and the U.S. Tennis Ass...More>