Tennis

10/1/2026 |  WTA Announces Equal Pay for All Combined 1000 Events (Front Office Sports) Men and women will get equal prize money for all combined ATP/WTA 1000 events, the WTA said Thursday in a press release outlining a series of structural changes to the tour in 2027.
The announcement marks the successful conclusion of a “pathway” the WTA launched in 2023, in which it committed to equal pay at all combined 1000s by 2027. This year, four of the seven combined 1000s divvied out equal prize money; the three that did not—the Italian Open, Canadian Open, and Cincinnati Open—will all do so next season. 

9/23/2026 |  Connecticut Orders Nine Sports Prediction Markets To Stop (Sports Handle) Connecticut gaming regulators have ordered nine prediction market platforms to stop offering sports-related event contracts to residents, escalating the state’s fight over whether the products should be regulated as gambling.

9/17/2026 |  U.S. Open viewership benefits from Americans’ runs (Sports Media Watch) A near miss for the American men produced a strong finish for the U.S. Open.
The U.S. Open tennis tournament averaged 1.17 million viewers on the ESPN family of networks, up 4% from last year and the highest average for the event since 2022, which at the time was thought to be Serena Williams’ final tournament (1.21M).

9/14/2026 |  Top Tennis Players Pause Public Battle With Grand Slams (Front Office Sports) There will be no major public tennis protests—at least not in the near future.
In a statement Monday, top tennis players announced they have decided to end the “public phase” of their battle against Grand Slam organizers for increased share of revenue, welfare benefits, and agency in decision-making.

9/12/2026 |  No Quick Fixes Coming for US Open’s Late Nights (Front Office Sports) This U.S. Open has had its share of controversies, from misbehaving influencers to marijuana smoke wafting over the courts.
No incident sparked conversation within the sport quite like the 3:33 a.m. finish time of Ben Shelton’s epic five set win against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.