Novak Djokovic has signed a management deal with IMG, just a few months after his contract with Creative Artists Agency had expired. IMG also represents Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic was No. 61 on <em>Forbes</em>’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, with $20.6 million in prize money and sponsorships, but he is still well below No. 2 Roger Federer, who was estimated to be earning $52.7 million annually. A Swiss publication recently wrote that Federer was earning around $60 million per year.
The Hollywood Reporter and Variety recently published reports that IMG is being prepared to be sold.
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“Pain-free” Elina Svitolina checks into Cincinnati, talks reunion with coach Andrew Bettles
The former world No. 3 made physical and personnel adjustments after an injury-addled start to 2024 and looks to round into form in time for the US Open.
By
David Kane
Published Aug 15, 2024
CINCINNATI—I made my first trip to the Cincinnati Open in 2019, and Elina Svitolina was there to tell me all about the city that, well, it definitely sleeps.
“I’ve been here many times, and I always stay in the same hotel,” she said at the time. Feeling it bore repeating she added, “I really love that hotel!”
My image of the world No. 3’s surely five-star amenities was shattered the following morning when I ran nearly headlong into Sito Lina in the stairwell of my hotel, which was decidedly off the beaten path in Blue Ash.
Not to be a snob, but when reminding her of our run-in after her second-round win at the Lindberg Family Tennis Center, I had to ask: Made-to-order pancakes aside, what was it about that hotel?
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