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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Coric, Garcia and Swiatek Join Team Asics

Borna Coric, Caroline Garcia and Iga Swiatek have joined Team Asics.  All three players were previously with Nike.  This is the latest move in players leaving Nike, and moving on to other sponsors.

Garcia is currently ranked 46 in the world.  She reached a career high ranking of 4 in 2018.  Garcia will wear the Asics GEL-RESOLUTION™ 8 shoes on the court.  Swiatek is  only 18, and is an likely to be a future star on the tour.

Coric is currently ranked 28 in the world, and has been in the top 30 rankings for some time. The Croatian will wear the Asics COURT FF™ 2 shoe.

ASICS  partnered with the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in 2019 in an effort to develop young tennis talent.

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