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Saudi Arabia to Take a Closer Interest in Tennis
Tennis is set to be taken over by Saudi Arabia. The next-gen finals of the ATP and WTA tournaments could move there. It's not a surprise that Alkras found himself asked about it in press comments following Queens. I've been bracing myself for this for a while, Catherine. This is sports washing. If I were the Saudi Arabian public investment fund, I'd be looking around sports going, who's ripe for a takeover? And I would instantly look at tennis. There are massive Premier League soccer football stars that are being enticed to go over to Saudi Arabia from the Premier League and other European countries. We know that relief and levity matters, but equally
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