Budget cuts put mens and womens tennis tour merger on indefinite hold

Negotiations break down over proposed revenue shareWomens game faces significant cuts to operationsThe creation of a joint commercial venture between the tours of the mens Association of Tennis Professionals and the Womens Tennis Association has been put on hold indefinitely as the womens game faces the prospect of making significant cuts to its operational budget.Negotiations over a merger, which would have meant the tours pooling their commercial and media rights, are understood to have broken...