The future of professional tennis will be decided in the coming weeks. Two opposing projects, including one carried by Saudi Arabia and supported by the ATP, would propose a billion dollars and a merger of the circuits.
At the end of November, the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open were considering the creation of a premium circuit with the four Grand Slam tournaments and the ten most important remaining tournaments. Saudi sovereign wealth fund (PIF) recently announced a “ multi-year strategic partnership ” agreement with the ATP men's tennis circuit.