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Tennis: A Broken Model (Exploring the Problems & Potential Solutions w/ John Butler)

The fragmentation of tennis has come to a crossroads as Saudi Arabia is disrupting other individual sports and players are itching for stable pay. 30-year tennis veteran John Butler joins the podcast to break down tennis and present his new

The fragmentation of tennis has come to a crossroads as Saudi Arabia is disrupting other individual sports and players are itching for stable pay. 

30-year tennis veteran John Butler joins the podcast to break down tennis and present his new tiered-system model. 

From player pay to superstar reliance, promotion and relegation, and so much more this podcast covers the state of tennis today (and where it could go). 

Chapters:

(01:50) State of tennis today

(03:40) Player pay

(05:20) Fragmentation

(08:00) Superstar reliance

(10:10) Saudi Arabia

(12:55) PTPA

(15:50) Creating a new model

(22:15) Tier system w/ promotion & relegation

(30:00) Men’s and women’s teams

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John Butler:

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