The Old Era vs The New Era, money, sponserships, and fame

Money, Sponsorships, and Fame.

A huge difference between the Old Era and New Era is the amount of money, sponsorships, and fame that the pros nowadays get.  Big companies such as Nike, Adidas, and Lacoste have been around for some time now and have sponsored tennis players are paid more, have more clothing types, and are famous amongst many countries.  When a person hears the name Roger Federer, they think of the Greatest Of All Time.  He has the biggest prize money coming in each year, along with sponsorships.  Comparing his total 70 million dollar prize money vs Bjorn Borg’s 3.7 million dollar prize money, people can see how much the pay has changed.



 
Another thing that has changed is the fan base of tennis.  At the left are pictures of the big tournaments each year, US Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon, and French Open.  Pictured are the largest stadiums of each tournament, Armstrong stadium, Chattelier stadium, Main court Wimbledon, and Rod Laver Stadium.  They all house close to at least tens of thousands of seats for the finals of each tournament.