Same As It Ever Was

Post-Australian Open tennis continues around the world, but this week we’re mostly talking about the seeming conclusions of the ATP’s two highest profile domestic violence cases (but not their only cases, btw). The ATP quietly dropped a new release shortly after the AO that the Zverev investigation had concluded and that the results were, well, inconclusive. Days later, Nick Kyrgios pled guilty to common assault against his ex-girlfriend but the charges were dismissed. A lot of tennis talkers and front-office folks will likely be relieved, but where does this leave us? Are we any closer to tennis organizations handling DV with care and responsibility? Also, more about the business side of tennis: the spectacular collapse of the Davis Cup-Kosmos deal, billionaire “disruptors,” and looking at PTPA financing and its latest presentation.

01:55 Results: Parks, Zhu, Stanley!

05:40 ATP quietly drops the news of the Zverev investigation

17:40 Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to common assault, court drops the charges

23:50 Lots of concern about the consequences to the perpetrator 

26:00 What will the ATP do? …. Bueller? Bueller?

30:10 US says COVID is over, we’re not paying for your shit anymore (and also Novak is coming)

32:40 ITF ends its Davis Cup contract with Kosmos a mere TWENTY years early

37:05 Money in tennis: the “disruptors”

40:30 What are the PTPA’s goals? Looking at their recent presentation 

51:20 Lepchenko ban reduced … these supplements get ‘em every time

53:45 The Grammys do it again!