The Tennis Channel broke the news yesterday that Larry Scott would be stepping down as the Sony Ericson WTA Tour CEO. He resigned in order to become the Commissioner of the NCAA’s (National Collegiate Athletic Association) PAC-10 Conference, effective July 1, 2009.

In a statement about his resgination, Scott said, “With women’s professional tennis more popular than ever, the Tour in the strongest business position in its history and a fantastic senior management team in place, now is the right time for me to embrace a new challenge consistent with my family and personal goals, and leave room for the next …read more

Let’s get down and dirty, straight to the point:
Maria Sharapova is pissed off at the WTA for forcing her to either do a promotional photo shoot or pony up $700 grand for skipping it. The shoot is scheduled for the day before the Italian Open starts May 12. Sharapova is mad about the timing; the WTA says it is being as flexible as possible and that the players have known about it for a significant period of time. I’m not at all surprised that an all-star 6-foot-something blonde is throwing a fit, but she has a point. The WTA is …read more