Rennae Stubbs takes swipe at WTA as broadcasting deal for NWSL announced in $240,000,000 sum

Former world number one America’s legendary tennis star Serena Williams’ ex-coach Rennae Stubbs has once again questioned the WTA over their broadcasting deal with Perform.

The Women’s Tennis Association signed a 10-year deal worth $525 million in 2014 which was set to run from 2017 to 2026. The deal was declared to be a groundbreaking one for the women’s sport.

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Some notable personalities, however, raised questions about the deal, largely because of a lack of transparency and one of them was Stubbs. The 52-year-old once again questioned the WTA about their negotiations of the broadcast deal in her Instagram story by stating: “@WTA I’m looking at u.”

The criticism came following the announcement of a $240 million deal from the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) for a four-year period. The former world number 62 suggested that WTA should do more to find a better broadcasting deal.

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Back when the deal was signed between the parties, people questioned how the revenue would be shared amongst the players.

Stubs did not have a great career while playing in the singles category where she never managed to play in the third round or beyond in any of the Grand Slams. However, in the doubles category, the Sydney-born had an impressive career as she ended up lifting five Grand Slam titles.

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