The Lawn Tennis Association believes it faces an ‘existential threat’ if the ban on Russian and Belarussian players continues this summer
An LTA insider told the Guardian that “the organisation faces an existential threat if the grass court events aren’t staged” before pointing to the harm it would cause to the sport’s finances, visibility, efforts to grow the game, and popularity.
However, losing the rights to stage tournaments like Queen’s Club and Edgbaston, which are watched by 180,000 fans every year, would leave it facing a £20m black hole in its finances – and major decisions about what services to cut. But the issue is not just financial as there are also concerns that fewer grass courts tournaments will inevitably reduce tennis’s visibility in the UK to just Wimbledon – which is run by the All-England Club not the LTA.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
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