How Saudi Organizers Filled an Empty Tennis Arena: By Paying People to Attend

Uncovering proof of the stagecraft and artifice shaping tennis in Saudi Arabia.

One of the great journalistic opportunities (and responsibilities) that comes with writing about difficult subjects is that when you establish yourself as someone willing to write about these topics, you’ll often get contacted by new sources and whistleblowers who entrust you with investigating and sharing new and information and untold stories.

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