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Abdo Leads Tennis Australia; Tiley Heads USTA, Boycott Looms

5/29/2026

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Andrew Abdo will become Tennis Australia chief executive in August and will join outgoing chief Craig Tiley on a reform agenda.
Tiley will leave to head the United States Tennis Association and will oversee the Australian and French Opens, saying tennis ranks third among fans but eleventh commercially.
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have threatened a French Open boycott over prize-money issues, prompting Tiley to say a sustainable solution exists.

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Andrew Abdo will become Tennis Australia chief executive in August and will join outgoing chief Craig Tiley on a reform agenda.
Tiley will leave to head the United States Tennis Association and will oversee the Australian and French Opens, saying tennis ranks third among fans but eleventh commercially.
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have threatened a French Open boycott over prize-money issues, prompting Tiley to say a sustainable solution exists.