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

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/ . Andrew Petcash: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com 🎙 Podcast: https://profluence.com/podcasts/ 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/ . Thanks for listening! If you want to stay up to date on new podcasts, hit the “follow” button.