About this episode

The episode discusses the unique economic challenges faced by tennis players and tournaments, particularly in the context of the Wimbledon finals.

Some of the world’s top tennis players will face off at the Wimbledon finals this weekend. The players who make it to Centre Court have already achieved a bigger feat: a career as a tennis player. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Hannah Miller and The Athletic’s Matt Futterman break down what sets tennis apart from other sports and the challenges the tournaments and players face to stay profitable. Further Listening : Rafael Nadal's Retirement Is So Great He Doesn't Miss Tennis Read more:  Grand Slam prize money is enormous. The economics of tennis tournaments is complicated Wimbledon Investors Cash In With VIP Seats Costing Over $500,000 Matt Futterman’s book, The Cruelest Game , is available for pre-order We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at  Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Matt Futterman, Hannah Miller; Edited by Aaron Edwards. Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura. Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…

People in this episode

Host: David Gura

Guests: Hannah Miller, Matt Futterman

Topics covered

• tennis
• economics
• sports
• Wimbledon
• profitability
• challenges

Keywords

• tennis
• Wimbledon
• economics
• sports profitability
• Matt Futterman
• Hannah Miller
• Grand Slam prize money

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg, The Athletic

Books & works: The Cruelest Game

Places: Wimbledon

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