Jury Slams German Tennis Federation in Antitrust Case

A federal court jury in Wilmington, Delaware has effectively dismissed an antitrust lawsuit brought by the German Tennis Federation against the ATP Tour.   The Federation had alleged that the Tour had engaged in “collusion” when the Tour announced restructuring plans last year that downgraded a Hamburg, Germany clay court event, which had historically been a tune-up for the French Open.   Drawing the ire of the plaintiff was what the Tour termed the “Brave New World,” a plan th