Tennis ranks just behind soccer in popularity in many countries, especially in Europe. But players ranked outside the top 100 struggle to break even. Tennis may be the hardest sport in the world to organize. Cliff Drysdale, the former player and tennis commentator who was the first president of the ATP, said he needed to find one cause that every player could unite around. For King, who organized the women’s tour, the cause was equal treatment with the men.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2021 03:56 UTC