The 2025 Tennis Season Kicks Off Down Under

Welcome to RADL Wire. Designed for industry professionals, enthusiasts, and business leaders, this newsletter delivers exclusive insights, the latest trends, and breaking news in tennis, pickleball, padel, squash, badminton, and racquetball.

Subscribers can expect in-depth coverage of key topics, including innovations in apparel and equipment, profiles of top athletes, emerging brands, and strategic business moves shaping the industry.

In today’s edition:

• AO - Tennis Season Kicks Off Down Under

• Clubhouse at The PGA Show

• Equipment Hitting The Market

IN THE NEWS
The 2025 Tennis Season Kicks Off Down Under

As the calendar flips to a new year, the 2025 professional tennis season is officially underway, and all eyes are on the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year. Held from January 12–26, the tournament is the traditional starting point for the men’s and women’s pro tours. This year’s event promises to be filled with fresh faces, bold predictions, and significant changes. Here’s everything you need to know about the opening chapter of 2025 tennis.

• Record Prize Money:  The 2025 Australian Open boasts a record-breaking total purse of 96.5 million Australian dollars (over $59 million USD), marking a 12% increase from last year and more than double the prize money of a decade ago.

• Novak Djokovic’s Big Announcement: Andy Murray as Coach:  In an unexpected twist, Novak Djokovic announced that former world number one Andy Murray would be his new coach ahead of the Australian Open.

• Coco Gauff’s “New szn, better me” Promise Comes to Life Coco Gauff, who made a major impact in the 2024 season, is living up to her Promise for the new year.

• Rachel Stuhlmann, tennis influencer and social media sensation, announced a last-minute coaching assignment to prep a player at the Australian Open. See a photo of her official pass for the first Grand Slam tournament of the season.

PRESENTED BY THE CLUBHOUSE AT THE PGA SHOW

The Clubhouse is an organized PGA Show Floor destination for professionals seeking to enhance member or player experiences through innovations in racquet sports, fitness, health & wellness, and club amenities. The Clubhouse has doubled in size to accommodate nearly 150 participating companies, expanded programming, and two product demonstration courts. LEARN MORE

EQUIPMENT
2025 Racquet Tech Hitting The Market

• Dunlop Launches Updated SX Spin Series: The new SX SPIN series compliments the premium racket offering (SX – SPIN, CX – CONTROL, FX – FORCE, LX – LITE), meaning Dunlop offer a technically advanced racket for every type of playing style and ability, enhancing your game and helping to spread health and happiness through tennis.

• The AI Badminton Trainer enhances players’ training and performance: Uses advanced AI image analysis and data inference techniques to enhance players’ training and performance. A high-speed video camera captures player movements, and the data including swing posture and hitting position is sent to a cloud platform.

• HEAD SPEED Padel: Impact your speed with the new HEAD SPEED Padel series, for a perfect combination of versatility and power. Meticulously updated with a new premium design and the latest technologies, it offers different racquets for both advanced and competitive players looking to speed up the game.

• ONIX Launches New Raw Carbon Pickleball Paddles: The company announced its newest additions to its paddle lineup: the Malice Raw Carbon and Malice DB Raw Carbon Paddles. Both models are available in 14mm (control) and 16mm (max control) cores.