Tennis

4/19/2024 |  Bulgarian umpire banned for life over corruption violations (Reuters Sports) April 19 (Reuters) - Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has been banned from tennis for life after withdrawing his appeal for betting-related violations and charges of corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday.
Atanasov, a national-level official, was also given a $10,000 fine for 21 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).
"In withdrawing from proceedings, Atanasov effectively admitted liability for numerous TACP offenses between 2019 and 2023," the ITIA said.

4/19/2024 |  Bulgarian umpire banned for life over corruption violations (Reuters Sports) April 19 (Reuters) - Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has been banned from tennis for life after withdrawing his appeal for betting-related violations and charges of corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday.
Atanasov, a national-level official, was also given a $10,000 fine for 21 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).
"In withdrawing from proceedings, Atanasov effectively admitted liability for numerous TACP offenses between 2019 and 2023," the ITIA said.

4/15/2024 |  Nadal confirms comeback at Barcelona Open, to face Cobolli (Reuters Sports) April 15 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has confirmed he will play this week's Barcelona Open in what will be the Spaniard's first tournament since January.
"I arrived here a bit like in a last minute decision as I didn't know if I was going to be able to play," the 22-time Grand Slam champion told a press conference on Monday.

4/5/2024 |  Saudi Arabia to Host WTA Finals From 2024–2026 (SportsTravel) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will host the next three editions of the WTA Finals from 2024–2026, following the announcement Thursday of a new agreement between the WTA and the Saudi Tennis Federation.
The 2024 season-ending finals will take place between November 2–9, featuring the top eight singles players and doubles teams. The agreement with the Saudi Tennis Federation will offer record prize money of $15.25 million in 2024 with further increases in 2025 and 2026.

4/4/2024 |  Saudi Arabia will host the women’s tennis WTA Finals for the next three years (Associated Press (AP)) Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced Thursday by the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023.