MUMBAI: British number one Johanna Konta feels a merger of the women's governing WTA tennis body with the men's ATP makes sense but stressed it must only be on equal terms.
"For me, for my comprehension, I don't understand how it wouldn't be of equals because if we are then talking about that, would it be us literally saying we are worth less than our male counterparts?" the world number 14 told British media. As many as seven associations run different parts of tennis in the world. Besides the ATP and the WTA Tours, the sport is also controlled by the International Tennis Federation and the boards of the four Grand Slam tournaments.Currently viewers need different pay-TV platforms to watch tennis matches and a merger of the Tours could simplify television contracts and sponsorship deals.