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Rome 1000 Week 1
Roland Garros Prize Money Announcement Accelerates Discontent Among Stars Towards Slams
Why It’s Interesting: Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner and other big-name signatories behind “Project Red Eye” are growing impatient after lobbying the Grand Slams for more prize money last year. Expect more noise on this topic over the coming days and weeks.
The Tennis Sponsorship Shockwave
Why It’s Interesting: Behind a paywall, Jessica Schiffer writes about how the Vuori/Draper deal, which looked like a breakout sponsorship, is now driving stricter contract terms and widening the gap between what players expect and what brands will pay.
A Dark Week In College Tennis
Why It’s Interesting: A handful of tennis programs are going away – most notably, Arkansas. Here’s a nice piece on why it is happening and what can be done.
Andrea Petkovic’s Madrid Recap
Why It’s Interesting: Petko’s piece is less about the draw breaking open and more about what filled the space. She talks about how Andreeva and Kostyuk showed two different versions of elite clay-court movement, Hailey Baptiste, and Rafael Jodar came across as one of those young players whose game might be bigger in person than it looks on screen.
TC’s Place In A Rapidly-Changing Media World
Why It’s Interesting: A very thoughtful interview with CEO Jeff Blackburn. Lesson’s from Amazon, the transition to streaming, rights to majors tournaments, and more prescient media-centric topics.
The Fate Of The Saudi Masters
Why It’s Interesting: With the PIF’s recent pullback in sports investment, Reem does some necessary reporting on where tennis stands in the eyes of the power-brokers. This will be a story to monitor moving forward.
Emma Raducanu Is Working With Andrew Richardson (Again)
Why It’s Interesting: Richardson was Raducanu’s coach when she won the 2021 US Open.
The Sincaraz Bromance
Why It’s Interesting: Alcaraz and Sinner are proving that a rivalry doesn’t need hostility to feel meaningful.
Watch The Davis Cup When It Was Played On Wood Courts
Leaving You With This Incredible Work Of Art
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross leads off with Rafael Jodar vs. Joao Fonseca in Madrid before getting into impressive runs from Vit Kopriva, Daniel Merida and Cameron Norrie, plus controversy surrounding Nuno Borges's underarm serve and Terence Atmane cramping his way to victory.
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Hey everyone, Gill Gross here. While I’m grateful for any amount of success I’ve had talking tennis on the internet for the past half decade, I believe we should all be doing better in this sport as creators and as fans. The tennis content economy is far behind other sports by metrics of engagement and popularity. This newsletter is our effort to DRAW the great things we find in tennis every week- we search for content that teaches us, makes us think, makes us laugh and ultimately makes loving this sport the best possible experience. Our vision is to speed up the growth of a robust content economy in tennis, for the benefit of fans, players and creators alike.
