Tennis pro laments lack of brand deals for 'sweaty' female players as they're given to WAGs of top stars

Tennis professionals Daria Saville is ranked 108th in the world and is one of the top 10 best players representing Australia.

Saville expressed frustration at the brand’s lack of opportunities as the company turned to the wives and girls of some of the world’s top players rather than investing in the players themselves.

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Daria Saville celebrates in a match against Anna Blinkova at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park on 12 January 2025. (Mike Frey-Imagn image)

She made a sound in the video posted to her Tiktok Account Wednesday. She played a video on the screen: “Brands are choosing vans (wife and girlfriend) over actual athletes… Why?

“Let’s talk about brand deals,” she began. “There’s the aesthetics of tennis that are already there, right? It’s everywhere, but female tennis players don’t get these brand deals. In fact, tennis Wag is suitable for “aesthetics” rather than our sweaty tennis players.

“Talking with some influential rockers, they were surprised that we didn’t get the same chance. Isn’t the athletes related to the rockers as the audience?”

Saville said she was going to see her husband Luke Saville perform better on social media than a “day of a lifetime” video.

Iga Swiatek shakes Daria Saville at the U.S. Open at the US Open in Flushing, NY on August 30, 2023 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Jeff Burke today – American Sports)

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“I don’t know. What we have to do is think about tennis? But I have personality and it’s salty right now. Of course, top tennis players have huge sponsorships. Does the marketing team think tennis players are too rich compared to swinging? Is this a more charming life compared to sweat?

“Honestly, I wrote on my blog that brands are pickling influencers during the campaign during the Grand Slam. And, I’m definitely not the only female tennis player who feels like that. Marketing girl, why? Sorry if I met Salty AF. I’m done here.”

The tennis star’s wife and girlfriend have built up a large following of their own.

Morgan RiddleTaylor Fritz’s girlfriend, has over 590,000 followers in Tiktok and another 435,000 followers on Instagram.

Paige LorenzeTommy Paul’s girlfriend has over 933,000 followers on Instagram and 651,000 followers on Tiktok.

Taylor Fritz and girlfriend Morgan Riddle defeated Rafael Nadal in the BNP Paribas Open in India Wells, California on March 20, 2022. (Today’s Jayne Kamin-oncea-Usa Sports)