Craig Tiley
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Sep 11, 2026
Catherine WhitakerHOST
Do you know, on the, um, on the stairs down from, we were in a log jam of people getting down from the top of Arthur Ashe Stadium this evening, and the woman in front of me, as we were queuing to go down the stairs, had the NFL game up on her phone, and they did a wide shot of the MCG, and you could see the Rod Laver Arena in this wide shot.
Catherine WhitakerHOST
So here we are at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Craig Tiley is the tournament director, looking on a screen where there's NFL-
David LawHOST
[laughs]
Catherine WhitakerHOST
... happening in Melbourne next to the Rod Laver.
Baker MachadoHOST
Earlier this week, new Tennis Australia CEO Andrew Abdo floated the idea of moving men's matches away from best-of-five sets to shorter best-of-three sets to attract younger fans.
Baker MachadoHOST
That would be a reversal from US Tennis Association CEO Craig Tiley, who spent this year's tournament pushing to add best-of-five sets to the women's draw.
Baker MachadoHOST
But Thursday, the Australian Open shut the door on that idea.
Baker MachadoHOST
They posted on social media, quote, "While innovation is part of the Australian Open's DNA, five-set tennis is here to stay." Now, the timing and chatter isn't a coincidence, as this week's US Open quarterfinals dragged on well into the late hours, including a match between Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz that lasted four hours and 28 minutes and didn't end until 3:34 in the morning.
Ben RothenbergHOST
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Ben RothenbergHOST
if, if Eric Buderack and Craig Tiley come back and say, and there was also, by the way, the guy in Australia making comments about wanting best-of-three, the new head of Australia, Abdo, saying he wanted, uh, uh, changes potentially to best-of-five there, which caused some, some pearl clutching among the traditionalists.
Ben RothenbergHOST
Um, I, I-
Tumaini CarayolHOST
But it's not just traditionalists
KimHOST
But before we go into the men's quarterfinal action, uh, we do have a, a bit of a talking point, Joel, because it came out, um, from the, the new Australian Open CEO of Tennis Australia, Andrew Abdo.
JoelHOST
The new Craig Tiley.
KimHOST
The new Craig Tiley.
KimHOST
Craig Tiley had been at the helm for quite a while, but this, uh, Andrew Abdo has, uh, has taken over now and [laughs] has already sort of caused a bit of controversy I think because he, um, has come out and, and said that, you know, there should be, uh, perhaps a, a rethink over how we are engaging and entertaining audiences in tennis.
KimHOST
So he ha- suggested...
KimHOST
This was at a conference in, in Melbourne, like a sports conference.
KimHOST
I mean, you wanna start and, you know, put your own stamp on things, but there's a certain way to, to maybe go about it.
JoelHOST
Mm.
James GrayHOST
Yeah, exactly.
James GrayHOST
Um, Craig Tiley, we are available for consultancy-
Calvin BettonGUEST
[laughs]
James GrayHOST
... and I, I, I think you and I, Calvin, our day rates these days are only a couple of grand each, so.
James GrayHOST
Um, the, the other debate that has been raging on social media over the last, uh, 24 hours, Calvin, and you'll s- I, I saw you tweeting about it, so I know you've seen it.
James GrayHOST
Best of five.
James GrayHOST
Andrew Abdo, who is the new CEO of Tennis Australia, he's the new Craig Tiley, uh, and he used to work in NRL, which is the, the rugby league, uh, organization down there, and he's been talking, uh, and he's ruffled some feathers.
James GrayHOST
He said, "Maybe we won't be playing best of five.
Eben Novy-WilliamsHOST
But, and there's new leadership there.
Eben Novy-WilliamsHOST
Craig Tiley's going to make some changes.
Eben Novy-WilliamsHOST
But this is an event that needs...
Eben Novy-WilliamsHOST
Lucia is right across the
Darren PattenGUEST
Nothing about the development of tennis.
Darren PattenGUEST
He's just a pure replica of Craig Tiley with the same South African accent.
Darren PattenGUEST
If he'd done his homework, he would have looked at the best of five steps and reducing it to three steps was done for the Davis Cup.
Darren PattenGUEST
Absolutely ruined that formula and that magnificent competition there.
Darren PattenGUEST
Nothing about the development of tennis.
Darren PattenGUEST
He's just a pure replica of Craig Tiley with the same South African accent.
Darren PattenGUEST
If he'd done his homework, he would have looked at the best of five sets and reducing it to three sets was done for the Davis Cup.
Darren PattenGUEST
Absolutely ruined that formula and that magnificent competition there.
James EmmettHOST
Yeah.
David CushnanHOST
So there are, there are new, you know, as this renovation happens, as this premiumization happens, I think that is, you know, some of the new dynamics that, you know, Craig Tiley and his team will be having to think through.
James EmmettHOST
Yeah, Craig Tiley, the new chief executive at the USTA.
James EmmettHOST
Yeah, uh, it's one of a number of challenges I would suggest.
James EmmettHOST
And one thing that I really noticed, and I, I alluded it, to it earlier, it feels like, it feels like it's more of a social event than a sports event.
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James EmmettHOST
Australian Open laser-focused on innovation.
James EmmettHOST
They're always trying new stuff every year.
James EmmettHOST
That was part of Craig Tiley's kind of mandate as CEO.
Mike LupicaGUEST
It happens at the Australian, and it happens at the Open.
Mike LupicaGUEST
And I've got a column up now on the New York Daily News where I saw a quote the other day of Craig Tiley, who is now the CEO of the USTA, saying, we want the Open to be a tennis Disneyland.
Mike LupicaGUEST
Shut up! Shut up! This guy is presiding over what he thinks of as the world's biggest hospitality tent.
Mike LupicaGUEST
And the beauty of last night, even though it ended up in the middle of the night, Michael, was that it was all about the tennis.
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