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People first. Positive results are a by-product of positive work. Cultivate relationships. These are just some of the things that drive us to make our clients successful at SETS. For more information on our services, visit setsconsult.org.

WME has started repping tennis influencers—a sign that the sport’s creator economy is formalizing. I spoke with lead agent Tom Chapman about why influencers are becoming a new media layer around the sport and how he sees their role expanding beyond social. 🔗 ⬇️

2025 was a year to remember. Can’t wait for 2026 to blow it away. Thank you to the industry and coaches for investing in yourselves.

The key differences between coaching youth athletes and managing elite or professional athletes:

Padel Club chains are on the rise. This week, @RacquetsBiz takes a deep dive into club designs in different markets. 🎾Should each club adapt to its local culture? ▶️Padel Haus CEO Santiago Gomez gives us his insights. Full episode on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Padel is exploding worldwide 🌏- but can it truly break through in the U.S. 🇺🇸 About 200,000 Americans play today, and the experts predict exponential growth in the next 3 years. Will the boom hit or face? Hear what the insiders say. youtu.be/pDiZjPsd8zs?si…

The Racquet Sports Professionals Association (RSPA) has named Dr. Dave Porter as the recipient of the 2025 Tim Heckler Hall of Fame Award, recognizing his contributions to tennis and his positive impact on athletes and the coaching community. More ➡ bit.ly/46VIZj4

Phenomenal achievement. We are so proud of our founder and CEO

@jon_wertheim The larger tennis community as a whole needs to support college tennis programs whether as alumni or programs in their local areas. Please go to matches, send positive letters to the school administrators, financially support the programs if you can

In 2018, Roger Federer walked away from a $100M Nike deal. Not for Adidas. Not for Reebok. He bet on a no-name Swiss startup making shoes out of garden hoses. Everyone thought he was crazy, but that move made him a billionaire. Here’s the wildest sports-business bet ever:

The One and Only! @TennisTycoon Amazing story and grateful for the resilience.

tennis 🎾 in simplistic terms is about finding solutions, Winning and Winning ugly is is a beautiful thing

Lorenzo Musetti reaching the 2025 Roland-Garros semifinals ensures this incredible stat is still alive: Someone with a one-handed backhand has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam every single year since tennis began!

Congratulations Michael Chantos of Los Angeles on joining SETS. His commitment to personal & professional growth aligns perfectly with our mission to develop not just better professionals-but better people. Michael, we can’t wait to see how far you’ll go. Let’s get to work!💪🔥

Dear tennis, It’s time to say goodbye. After 15 years competing at the highest level, and more than 25 years putting pretty much every second of my life into it, I feel ready to start a new chapter. My tennis journey hasn’t always been easy. Since my early days, tennis has been much more than just winning or losing. It’s been love or hate. Happiness or anger. Still, I’m deeply grateful for this journey—for everything tennis has given me, and for how much it’s helped me become a strong, passionate, hard-working woman. But now, it’s time for something else. My body and my personal goals need it. Still, this is not over—not just yet. I have a few tournaments left. The first one is at home, at Roland Garros. My 14th consecutive time being part of it. And my last. So to all my tennis family who’ll be around: let’s meet one more time, to dream, and fight together. In the coming days, there will be more time to share what’s next for me. But for now, I just want to focus on living these last weeks as a tennis pro to the fullest. Thank you so much for your support. See you soon on court ❤️

@head_tennis represented by the best in the desert 🏜️ 🎾

We take you and your career higher. ⛰️📈

How can you not love this girl?!👌💪🤌🎾

Not a bad office view for the week. 🎾🌵

Players don’t just need drills. They need better feedback. Section 2 of Winning Words is all about the when, how, and what of coaching communication. Here is a 56-second video on the when, how and what of communication 📖 Get the book: tinyurl.com/WWAdamblicher

When “one day” turns to “Day One” amazing things can happen.