Some of the world’s top tennis players will face off at the Wimbledon finals this weekend. The players who make it to Centre Court have already achieved a bigger feat: a career as a tennis player.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Hannah Miller and The Athletic’s Matt Futterman break down what sets tennis apart from other sports and the challenges the tournaments and players face to stay profitable.

Further Listening : Rafael Nadal's Retirement Is So Great He Doesn't Miss Tennis

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Grand Slam prize money is enormous. The economics of tennis tournaments is complicated


Wimbledon Investors Cash In With VIP Seats Costing Over $500,000


Matt Futterman’s book, The Cruelest Game, is available for pre-order

We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer.

Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Matt Futterman, Hannah Miller; Edited by Aaron Edwards.

Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Some of the world&rsquo;s top tennis players will face off at the Wimbledon finals this weekend. The players who make it to Centre Court have already achieved a bigger feat: a career as a tennis player.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg&rsquo;s Hannah Miller and The Athletic&rsquo;s Matt Futterman break down what sets tennis apart from other sports and the challenges the tournaments and players face to stay profitable.
Further Listening : <a href="bbg://news/stories/THQMJ7RKV2TD" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-07-06/the-mental-battle-behind-rafael-nadal-s-22-grand-slams-video" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/THQMJ7RKV2TD">Rafael Nadal's Retirement Is So Great He Doesn't Miss Tennis</a>
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<a href="bbg://news/stories/TGSA94T9NJLV" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/wimbledon-investors-cash-in-with-vip-seats-costing-over-500-000?srnd=undefined" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/TGSA94T9NJLV">Wimbledon Investors Cash In With VIP Seats Costing Over $500,000</a>
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Matt Futterman&rsquo;s book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746451/the-cruelest-game-by-matthew-futterman/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746451/the-cruelest-game-by-matthew-futterman/">The Cruelest Game</a>, is available for pre-order
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We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts">Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer.</a>
Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Matt Futterman, Hannah Miller; Edited by Aaron Edwards.
Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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The Grueling Economics of Tennis

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