N.Y. Times: USTA's Finances Raise Conflict-Of-Interest Questions

Ahead of the '14 U.S. Open beginning tomorrow, yesterday's N.Y. TIMES examined the USTA's finances under the header, "A Tennis Board Woven With Conflicts." The paper found that several USTA board members "have benefited from USTA grants and contracts, raising questions about the unofficial perks available to the men and women at tennis’s highest rungs." The USTA spends roughly $200M a year on "salaries, grants to tennis organizations, operating costs and outside contracts," but at least $3.1M of that "annually goes to organizations with ties to board members" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/23).