Despite protests from high-profile athletes around the current drug-testing scheme, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has said that the new programme needs to be given time before changes are made. read more
Dubai is facing a possible ban from staging women’s tennis tournaments in 2010 after Israeli player Shahar Peer was refused entry to the United Arab Emirates to play in the Dubai Tennis Championships. read more
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Life assurance and pensions firm AEGON has backed up its lucrative five-year partnership with the LTA by announcing that it will also sponsor Great Britain’s Davis and Fed Cup teams for the next four years. read more
Former Nike executive Adam Helfant has been unveiled as the new executive chairman and president of men’s tennis governing body the ATP. read more
British tennis players Andy and Jamie Murray have changed their commercial agents, joining the likes of David Beckham at 19 Management. read more
To prepare for next summer’s championships, the All England Club will hold an exhibition event on Wimbledon’s Centre Court to test conditions under the new roof. read more
Roger Draper has signed a new five-year contract to continue as chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association. read more
ITV Sport has agreed a new deal for the exclusive rights to broadcast coverage of the BlackRock Tennis Masters 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall. read more
The ATP is facing numerous changes in 2009 as it has added a fifth Asian tournament as well as is in negotiations to replace Mercedes-Benz as a sponsor. read more
Glasgow has been named as the host of Great Britain’s next Davis Cup tennis tie against Ukraine next year, taking advantage of support for Scottish star Andy Murray. read more
Sydney has put forward a formal bid to host tennis’ Australian Open when Melbourne’s contract for the tournament expires in 2016. read more
World number one tennis player Rafael Nadal is to launch his own fragrance line after signing a deal to become a global ambassador for Lanvin. read more
Despite fears over the financial markets, The Lawn Tennis Association has signed a lucrative five-year sponsorship deal with life assurance and pension company AEGON worth an estimated £25m. read more
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has unveiled a new season-ending tournament for the 2009 season for players who have not qualified for the top-tier finale, the Sony Ericsson Championships. read more
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has announced its structure for the 2009 season including a number of reforms to the Tour circuit. read more
Etienne de Villiers has announced he will step down as executive chair... read more
Tennis has adopted a new anti-doping code after the International Tennis Federation approved more flexible regulations. read more
This year’s epic Wimbledon men’s tennis final, which saw Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer over five sets, peaked at 13.1m viewers according to host broadcaster the BBC. read more
Nike is running a new TV ad campaign featuring five-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer in the run-up to the climax of this year’s tournament. read more
Andy Murray’s thrilling late night five-set win over Richard Gasquet in the 4th round of Wimbledon peaked at 10.5m viewers for BBC1, according to viewing figures released by the broadcaster. read more
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is launching its largest ever global advertising campaign, the £7.6m activity billing the players as superheroes on and off the court. read more
Barclays Bank has been unveiled as the new title sponsor of the ATP World Tour Finals from 2009 – the annual climax of the men’s tennis tour - in a £17.5m deal. read more
The LTA has unveiled Slazenger as the title sponsor for the ATP Tour grass-court tennis event at Nottingham later this month. read more
An independent panel has revealed 45 professional tennis matches over the last five years remain under suspicion because of unusual betting patterns. read more
The Lawn Tennis Association has signed a TV rights deal with Eurosport which will provide live coverage of the entire British grass court season. read more
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has signed an exclusive four-year sponsorship agreement with women’s tennis star Maria Sharapova to become the company’s first global brand ambassador. read more
Larry Scott, the chief executive of women’s tennis’ WTA Tour, has suggested that organised crime, and in particular the Russian mafia, could be behind the speculation of ongoing match-fixing in the sport. read more
Dubai Duty Free has extended its sponsorship deal for the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour through until 2011 in a new four-year contract. read more
All the major governing bodies in tennis have joined forces to launch an independent analysis of the sport’s regulations and procedures in light of recent speculation regarding match-fixing and illegal betting. read more
Hugo Boss has renewed its sponsorship deal with the International Tennis Federation for the Davis Cup taking the association through until 2012. read more
The 2007 Wimbledon Championships, jointly managed by The All England Lawn Tennis Club and the Lawn Tennis Association, generated a surplus of £25m, all of which will be invested into British tennis. read more
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