The tennis channel sets a new viewership record at the French Open and the “ombeleebable” revelation that this is the first time in history that Nadal has won the first two Majors of the year. Emma Raducanu releases a cute commercial with Dua Lipa.
Nadal-Djokovic French Open Quarterfinal Sets Viewership Record
The night-session quarterfinal between all-time greats Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the French Open Quarterfinals is the most watched match for the Tennis Channel. The match generated 666,000 viewers surpsassing the previous single-match record of 511,000 viewers, set by the same players at last year’s French Open. Full Story: tennis.com
ATP Approves Raft of Changes to Share Tennis’s Wealth
The ATP, which runs the men’s professional tennis tour, has approved a large package of changes that include profit-sharing between tournaments and players and making five more of the tour’s top-line Masters 1000 events bigger and longer. Full Story: New York Times
USTA launches ITF World Tennis Number widget online
Individuals who play in USTA events and programs can now access their ITF World Tennis Number online at USTA.com. The ITF World Tennis Number (WTN) is yet another rating systems for player skill level expressed on a 40-point scale. The World Tennis Number does not factor in a player’s age or gender. Full Story: USTA
Katrina Adams on American and International Tennis
Former professional tennis player and former CEO of the US Tennis Association, Katrina Adams recently appeared on the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast. Topics include the current rise of American tennis, the French Open, and Adams’ work as executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program. Full Story: Bloomberg Business of Sports (Podcast)
Nadal Has a Chance at the Calendar Slam
It is the first time in history that Nadal has won the first two Majors of the year. Full Story: New York Times
Tennis Proves a Sport for Life at ITF Seniors World Championships
The founding principles of Seniors tennis – healthy competition, camaraderie, fitness benefits, travel opportunities and sheer enjoyment – were firmly on display and visible at every turn. Full Story: ITF
Smart tennis court tech startup Wingfield raises €4m for US expansion
The startup has developed a system that digitizes tennis courts so players of any level can analyze performance. The Wingfield ‘Box’ is a camera-equipped unit that replaces one of the two net posts uses computer vision technology to gather data, providing players with match statistics. The camera works in conjunction with a companion mobile application that allows players to engage in training drills. Full Story: SportsPro Media
Serving Goodwill: US Women’s Tennis and Cold War Diplomacy
The main purposes of Cold War goodwill tours were to advance ideas of American strengths and to dispel rumors of its shortcomings. Tennis was seen as a perfect vehicle, Brown notes, since “female tennis players were admired as the most feminine and ladylike of sportswomen.” Full Story: JSTOR Daily
Emma Raducanu Gives Dua Lipa Tennis Lessons in Playful Evian Ad
Reigning U.S. Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu helps pop diva Dua Lipa perfect her forehand in a cute campaign for Evian by Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam. Full Story: Muse by CLIO
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| June 13-19 | Cinch Championships | ATP 500 | London, Great Britain |
| June 13-19 | Terra Wortmann Open | ATP 500 | Halle, Germany |
| June 13-19 | Rothesay Classic Birmingham | WTA 250 | Birmingham, Great Britain |
| June 13-19 | Bett1Open | WTA 500 | Berlin, Germany |
| June 13-19 | Veneto Open Internazionali Confindustria Venezia e Rovigo | WTA 125 | Gaiba, Italy |
In the second sentence of the WTN section, the phrase,”(WTN) is one a rating systems” has two problems. Remove either “one” or “a”. Remove the “s” on “systems”.
Thanks for pointing out the widget. After checking my WTN and several of my friends, I think the USTA has found their way into another controversy. Looking forward to your posts on it.
I decided to characterize it as “yet another” system. Thanks for the comments as always.