Tennis: Tennis Europe chief outlines reason for success

Tennis Europe CEO Thomas Hammerl says 2022 was the best year yet. The season-ending Tennis Europe Junior Masters in Monte Carlo was a big success. The tournament has live streaming and live score, live broadcast in 84 countries all over the world. There is also a new scoreboard. It looked like a real ATP event.

Hammerl is the chief of Tennis Europe. The season-ending event was the culmination of a tour that includes 460 tournaments per year across the under 14 and under 16 categories. Europe is a strong continent and the best of the juniors are going on a plane every week. According to Hammerl, the most important thing is to have the perfect set-up for the player. The standard way to become a professional tennis player is on the European tour, ITF tour and then the ATP tour.

The ATP Tour is trying to help Ukrainian players. Russian and Belarussian players were allowed to play despite the ongoing war following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian players are individually qualified to plays. The team events are different as Russian teams are suspended by the ITF and by Tennis Europe.