Code switch: Rugby league boss Abdo expected to lead Tennis Australia

NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo is widely expected to be Tennis Australia’s new boss in the post-Craig Tiley era. The NRL has called a media conference for Monday afternoon to confirm Abdo’s resignation. Tennis Australia did not respond to this masthead’s requests for comment. The expectation within rugby league circles is that Abdo, who was the NRL’s CEO for six years and the organisation’s chief commercial officer before that, will be Tiley’s successor as Australian tennis’ new main man.

Abdo oversaw a successful period in rugby league that included record crowd attendances and TV ratings, as well as the historic decision to play annual games in Las Vegas since 2024.