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

The Profluence Pod 🌐

Oct 10, 2023•36 min

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Episode description

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

John Butler:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrbutler2/