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women at this level with those available for men on the ATP Challenger Tour. We are doing this by boosting mid-level professional playing opportunities for women. In 2025 we achieved a near- balanced calendar in this respect. There were 206 events across the World Tennis Tour W50, W75, W100 and WTA 125 categories, a record number, and only slightly fewer than the 217 events available for the men. Prize money for women, at $18.56m, was a record for the fourth successive year. Last year also saw the expansion of hospitality to the W75 category, which along with W100 tournaments, now provide over 16,000 nights of free accommodation for female players. In 2026, Q1 was the strongest on record for women, with four W100 (highest level) events offered and record prize money across all tournaments. Supporting players This year we introduced free on-site sports physiotherapy for all World Tennis Tour events to support the physical wellbeing of players. We have also ensured strength and conditioning trainers are available at multiple W100 tournaments and that our core physios visit more W50 and W75 (women's) tournaments to mentor on-site physios. For all physiotherapists working on the World Tennis Tour, we offer professional development programmes either online via the World Tennis Academy or in person. Watching the action Live streaming continues to expand thanks to our partnership with Infront, with 30,000 matches available to watch in 2026 compared to 22,000 in 2025. This year, the offer has extended to include all W35 tournaments alongside M25 men's events and W50, W75 and W100 tournaments. Fans can now follow action from 50% of World Tennis Tour tournaments, via our OTT platform on the World Tennis website or on the World Tennis Tour app. As an extension of this, World Tennis launched a game-changing analytics portal for players, coaches and National Associations in September, This utilises scoring data and streaming footage for a deeper-dive analysis of a player's performance and will be a valuable tool for all parties. This follows on from the launch in 2025 of a video-on-demand service for players which enables them to rewatch and download their live- streamed matches within the World Tennis Tour Zone player platform. 21 l We Are World Tennis 2026 Tours & Player Pathway

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