Briefs | German federation challenges structure of ATP

Tennis German federation challenges new ATP Tour structure: A lawyer for the German Tennis Federation argued Monday the ATP Tour violated... Tennis German federation challenges new ATP Tour structure: A lawyer for the German Tennis Federation argued Monday the ATP Tour violated antitrust laws in a reorganization that would relegate a Hamburg, Germany, tournament to second-tier status. "This is the end of tennis now in Hamburg," GTF attorney Robert MacGill told a U.S. District Court jury in Wilmington, Del., on the first day of a trial over the federation's claims the Association of Tennis Professionals' planned tournament restructuring attempts to monopolize player commitments and tournament sanctions in men's professional tennis. Under the plan, the Hamburg tournament would be downgraded to second-tier status and moved from... [read full story]