Pavel Petko on 16 December 2025
Mercedes-Benz steps up in women’s tennis. What matters in the WTA deal?
A closer look at the deal between the automotive brand and the global women’s tennis tour. After the end of its long-running title partnership with Hologic, WTA did not leave the top sponsorship slot vacant for long. The new long-term partnership was officially announced in December at...Pavel Petko on 5 November 2025
The Tennis Ventures concept: what a unified ATP–WTA platform could mean
Earlier this year, ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi told Sports Business Journal that the ATP and WTA are exploring the creation of a shared commercial structure and are already in discussions about what such a model could look like. The idea is to consolidate selected global media rights, data...Racket One on 25 September 2025
Tennis leads in female TV viewership across all major British sports
Sky Sports has identified tennis as the main driver of its growing female audience, The Guardian reports. Women make up 31% of the channel’s overall sports viewership, but in tennis the share rises to 58%. By comparison, English Premier League football matches draw about 30% female viewers,...Racket One on 18 September 2025
WTA strengthens presence in Poland: Eleven Sports secures rights until 2031
Starting in 2027, all WTA tournaments, including the WTA Finals, will be broadcast exclusively in Poland on Eleven Sports (Polsat Group). The agreement runs for five seasons, giving the WTA a stable long-term media presence in one of its most engaged European markets. Currently, WTA...Racket One on 11 September 2025
US Open final viewership: Alcaraz–Sinner hits decade high, up 82% from last year
According to ESPN, the US Open 2025 men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner averaged 3.3 million viewers in the United States for the match broadcast on ABC, with 3.0 million including the trophy ceremony. That was an 82% increase compared to last year’s Sinner–Taylor Fritz...Pavel Petko on 8 September 2025
Sinner lost the final, but won the spotlight. How fans searched the US Open
We looked at data from September 1–7 in Google Trends to see how global audiences searched for the two players. Carlos Alcaraz is once again the US Open champion. The Spaniard defeated Jannik Sinner in four sets and reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking. On the surface, everything seems...Racket One on 6 September 2025
Trump at the US Open: a historic visit, or an awkward twist?
When Donald Trump takes his seat at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, it won’t just be another VIP appearance. It will mark the first time in 25 years that a sitting president has attended the US Open final. As AP News reported, Trump will attend as a guest in a private suite, invited by one of...Marina Oglobla on 30 August 2025
Top 5 tennis players on TikTok. Why Jannik Sinner is left behind
TikTok has become an arena for attention, and tennis cannot afford to stand aside – even if many players still treat the platform as a second-class channel compared with Instagram. What began as a hub for dance challenges and memes has turned into a powerful engine shaping culture, media, and...Racket One on 21 August 2025
China’s tennis plan changes the game. Why the global sports world should care
Instead of another policy memo, Beijing has unveiled a blueprint that blends politics, sport and economics. Racket One obtained the full text and pulled out the key insights for the global tennis industry. China’s new tennis plan is not just another directive from the state. It is a 41-point...Marina Oglobla on 25 July 2025









