Andy’s Reads – Billionaire Federer and Sharapova’s Confidence

In 2004, people were saying Roger Federer didn’t have enough sponsors.  Now he is on his way to becoming tennis’ billionaire (tennis.com)

Stefanos Tsitsipas injures dad during on-court tantrum (NY Post)

Five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has been struggling and didn’t make the cut for the Australian Open main draw. But she was confident she would get a wild card (LWT)

A lot of players are leaving Nike.  Borna Coric, Maria Sakkari, Caroline Garcia, and the list continues (Tennisfansite.com)

Abraham Asaba’s case illustrates the tough life for players in tennis’ minor league (Marketwatch)

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Andy’s Reads: Coaching Changes and Political Chaos in Tennis

Sloane Stephens hires Sven Groeneveld as new coach (Twitter)

Grigor Dimitrov splits with coach Dani Vallverdu (Tennis.com)

Gritty David Ferrer hangs up his racquet (Essentially Sports)

ATP Tour Finals will move to Turin, Italy in 2021 (The Guardian)

Lower ranked players unionize in an effort to take on the ITF (Metro UK)

Stan Wawrinka writes public letter on the political chaos in tennis (ESPN)

Novak Djokovic wishes Stan Wawrinka didn’t go public with his gripes (The Times)

More legal troubles for Justin Gimelstob as prosecutors want his plea tossed out (LA Times)

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