Tennis icon Roger Federer has surprised the sport by bringing an end to his clothing deal with Nike, which the Swiss had first signed back in 1994. That’s because the 36-year-old has agreed a new ten-year apparel deal with Japanese clothing firm, Uniqlo, which is reportedly worth $300m. Although Federer will continue to wear Nike […]
USTA foundation receives $150.000 check from ESPN
USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), announced that it has received a grant in the amount of $150,000 from ESPN., the worldwide leader in sports, which has televised the US Open since 2009. ESPN’s grant funding will go to support seven National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network […]
new espn/atp agreement expands coverage for iw, miami, and world tour finals
TV schedule for Miami now includes both finals; ESPN3 to deliver more action from every ATP World Tour Masters 1000 & 500 event.
tv: australian open on espn (men’s SFs + champs weekend)
The TV Coverage for the 2013 Australian Open tennis tournament on ESPN will include the Federer/Murray semifinal and all of championship weekend.
short balls: the post-wimbledon edition
Changing of the (screen) guard: While the victories of Petra Kvitova and Novak Djokovic marked somewhat of a changing of the guard on the respective tours, the biggest change at Wimbledon came in the week after the tournament was over: in its TV coverage. It was announced earlier this week that ESPN had outbid NBC […]