CVC Capital Partners will invest $150M for a 20% stake in WTA Ventures
CVC Capital Partners will invest $150M for a 20% stake in WTA Ventures
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It’s a rich woman’s world for the WTA. Yesterday, it announced a long-awaited strategic partnership with CVC Capital Partners, who will invest $150M for a 20% stake in WTA Ventures, the organization’s new commercial strategy arm.
March 08, 2023
Morgan Stanley sponsors WTA's youth-focused initiative
Morgan Stanley sponsors WTA's youth-focused initiative
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On Wednesday, the tennis organization scored Morgan Stanley as a global sponsor and presenting partner of its youth-focused “Come Play” initiative, a multi-pronged approach to targeting younger audiences.
March 03, 2023
Netflix's Break Point results in social media follower increase for tennis players
Netflix's Break Point results in social media follower increase for tennis players
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According to a Monday report, social media follower counts rose for the tennis players profiled in the first five episodes of the show, which aims to build hype for the sport and its up-and-comers.
February 08, 2023
The WTA, ATP and the possibility of a formal collaboration
The WTA, ATP and the possibility of a formal collaboration
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The WTA is weighing a bevy of business decisions that could dramatically alter the sport’s financial picture, including the possibility of a formal collaboration with the ATP.
January 23, 2023
Australian Open 2023 week 1 updates
Australian Open 2023 week 1 updates
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We’re less than a week into the first Grand Slam of the year and it’s already been a tournament full of underdog wins and epic comebacks.
January 20, 2023
The Australian Open — tennis’s first Grand Slam of the year
The Australian Open — tennis’s first Grand Slam of the year
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The Australian Open — tennis’s first Grand Slam of the year — begins in Melbourne tonight, so today we’re serving up all you need to know before the stars hit the court.
January 15, 2023
Free People’s sportswear vertical inked a deal with former U.S. Open champ Sloane Stephens
Free People’s sportswear vertical inked a deal with former U.S. Open champ Sloane Stephens
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FP Movement is starting the 2023 tennis season with a roster addition. Free People’s sportswear vertical inked a deal with former U.S. Open champ Sloane Stephens on Friday, broadening its reach in the evolving tennis apparel space.
January 09, 2023
Canada's first-ever Davis Cup victory - 109 years in the making
Canada's first-ever Davis Cup victory - 109 years in the making
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While Canada’s men’s FIFA World Cup–title hopes may have been dashed, the tennis lads were making their own history, hoisting their first-ever Davis Cup yesterday. A victory 109 years in the making.
November 28, 2022
High profile athletes including Naomi Osaka named in FTX lawsuit
High profile athletes including Naomi Osaka named in FTX lawsuit
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Several high-profile athletes and celebrities were named as defendants in a class action suit filed against the FTX cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday.
November 18, 2022
End of an era
End of an era
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It’s the last Sunday of September, a month that saw not one, not two, but three sports greats retire, with Serena Williams, Sue Bird and Roger Federer all hanging ’em up. And those retirements came after another legend, Allyson Felix, crossed her final finish line in August.
September 26, 2022