Tennis

4/16/2025 |  Australia PM, politicians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban (Reuters Sports)

• Politicians took 312 sport tickets while parliament was considering gambling reform
• Tickets were worth A$245,000 ($147,000)
• Gambling advertising ban shelved despite public endorsement

SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - Australian politicians were gifted about A$245,000 ($147,000) in match tickets over nearly two years by the country's most popular sporting leagues as part of a lobbying campaign against a proposed ban on advertising of online gambling, according to Reuters calculations based on government documents.

4/14/2025 |  Thorne Lanches Sports Performance Product With Ben Shelton (SportsTravel) Thorne has announced its Sports Performance campaign highlighting a suite of on-the-go sports performance products alongside American professional tennis player Ben Shelton, ranked No. 14 in the world.

4/8/2025 |  Billie Jean King honored with sports entertainment star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (United Press International (UPI)) April 7 (UPI) -- Tennis legend Billie Jean King has become the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the new sports entertainment category.

4/4/2025 |  Five French players receive lengthy bans for match-fixing (Reuters Sports) April 4 (Reuters) - Five French players have received bans ranging from two years to life after they were found guilty of match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Friday.
Yannick Thivant, Thomas Brechemier, Gabriel Petit, Thomas Setodji and Hugo Daubias are the players sanctioned, with the punishments linked to a criminal case heard in 2023 involving a match-fixing group in Belgium, the ITIA said.

4/3/2025 |  Navarro says players' demand for more prize money at majors is about fair treatment (Reuters Sports) April 3 (Reuters) - American Emma Navarro said she had put her name to a letter signed by the world's top tennis players calling for significant improvements in prize money at the four Grand Slams as a way to ensure players receive equal treatment.
French outlet L'Equipe reported late on Wednesday that the top 20 ATP and WTA players had sent the letter to the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open recently demanding a more equitable distribution of revenues.