Two time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka has signed a representation agreement with Carlos Fleming at IMG. She was previously managed by Meilen Tu at Lagardere.
Azarenka had been managed by Lagardere since 2005, and when her contract was up in July she switched over to IMG. Currently ranked 21, Victoria has a host of sponsorship deals including Nike, Wilson, Red Bull, Esurance and Citizen. Forbes estimates her 2014 endorsement income was in the vicinity of $7.5 million.
The reason for her switch in unconfirmed, though Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal posed this on Twitter:
Told @vika7 unhappy Lagardere agent, Meileen Tu’s, husband, coach Sam Sumyk, left Vika 2 coach @geniebouchard . May b factor in move 2 IMG
— daniel kaplan (@dkaplanSBJ) August 17, 2015
IMG’s tennis division continues to go from strength to strength, with the signing of Azarenka adding to that of American Jack Sock last month.