The uncle and former coach resolves some doubts about Rafa Nadal's retirement: "We all knew that this day had to come".
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has released a statement announcing a significant increase in investment in the ITF World Tennis Tour for 2025, the stepping stone to professional tennis. The highlight is the news for the women's circuit, which will see several significant improvements aiming at achieving crucial gender parity, thereby reducing the wage gap with the men's circuit. Among the enhancements is mandatory hospitality at W100, W50, and W75 events, providing substantial assistance towards the accommodation costs faced by players. Additionally, the "prize money" for W75 events will increase from distributing $60,000 to $70,000. Hence, the ITF will offer a record-breaking $35.3 million in prize money, representing a 20% increase from 2024.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La ITF anuncia un aumento de inversión para 2025 en busca de la paridad de género
Discover how and when to watch the next match of the Spanish tennis player at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Madrid-born Rafael Jódar is already in the Chinese city of Chengdu to compete in the tenth edition of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals starting this Thursday. This event features the top eight male and female players of 2024 in the global Under-18 circuit. In a year where he reached his first professional final in Dénia ($25,000), Jódar is the top seed of the tournament and also the recent junior US Open champion.
The competition follows the same format as the ATP and WTA finals: an initial round robin stage with two groups of four players each, followed by semifinals and a final where the top two from each group advance. Jódar, currently ranked No. 4 in the junior world rankings, will be in Group A alongside the Dutch player Mees Rottgering, the Czech Jan Kumstat, and the Australian Hayden Jones. Group B will feature the Romanian Luca Preda, Czech player Maxim Mrva, British player Charlie Robertson, and the South Korean Jangjun Kim.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rafa Jódar, listo para disputar el Masters Junior
The world number three debuts with a victory against Habib to advance in the draw of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Serbian player makes a flawless debut against Matthew Ebden to advance to the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The uncle and former coach resolves some doubts about Rafa Nadal's retirement: "We all knew that this day had to come".
Madrid-born Rafael Jódar is already in the Chinese city of Chengdu to compete in the tenth edition of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals starting this Thursday. This event features the top eight male and female players of 2024 in the global Under-18 circuit. In a year where he reached his first professional final in Dénia ($25,000), Jódar is the top seed of the tournament and also the recent junior US Open champion.
The competition follows the same format as the ATP and WTA finals: an initial round robin stage with two groups of four players each, followed by semifinals and a final where the top two from each group advance. Jódar, currently ranked No. 4 in the junior world rankings, will be in Group A alongside the Dutch player Mees Rottgering, the Czech Jan Kumstat, and the Australian Hayden Jones. Group B will feature the Romanian Luca Preda, Czech player Maxim Mrva, British player Charlie Robertson, and the South Korean Jangjun Kim.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rafa Jódar, listo para disputar el Masters Junior
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has released a statement announcing a significant increase in investment in the ITF World Tennis Tour for 2025, the stepping stone to professional tennis. The highlight is the news for the women's circuit, which will see several significant improvements aiming at achieving crucial gender parity, thereby reducing the wage gap with the men's circuit. Among the enhancements is mandatory hospitality at W100, W50, and W75 events, providing substantial assistance towards the accommodation costs faced by players. Additionally, the "prize money" for W75 events will increase from distributing $60,000 to $70,000. Hence, the ITF will offer a record-breaking $35.3 million in prize money, representing a 20% increase from 2024.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La ITF anuncia un aumento de inversión para 2025 en busca de la paridad de género
The world number three debuts with a victory against Habib to advance in the draw of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Discover how and when to watch the next match of the Spanish tennis player at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Serbian player makes a flawless debut against Matthew Ebden to advance to the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.