AP tennis writer Howard Fendrich used a tip and source work to score a 24-hour beat on all competition, reporting that a $6 million fund was being set up to help more than 800 lower-ranked players who are going broke during the pandemic. Fendrich’s story went unmatched until the official announcement, getting wide play, including ESPN.com and Tennis.com, and was the subject of a panel discussion on Tennis Channel.
Source work yields exclusive: $6M aid for tennis players
AP was alone in reporting that the governing bodies of tennis were wetting up a $6 million fund to aid some 800 lower-ranked players idled by the pandemic.
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