A foxsports.com.au report on Saturday claimed that TA was planning to use Barty's popularity for their good, "potentially looking at an unprecedented TV rights deal worth up to AUD500 million over five years for the Aussie summer of tennis".
The 64-year-old Prague-born player, who won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles -- 18 singles, 31 doubles and 10 mixed doubles and won the US Open singles title four times
French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova will play her first-round match against San Jose finalist Daria Kasatkina of Russia
20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal beat Malaysian qualifier Michael Mmoh in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to ease into the third round.
Ashleigh Barty would have been in the thick of her preparations to defend her French Open crown at this time of the year but it has been cancelled.
In the latest WTA rankings released on Monday, Barty has a best of 8,717 points and is followed by Romania's Simona Halep on 6,076 points.
Barty saw off Spain's Garbine Muguruza 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 in her quarter-final in windy and chilly conditions in Doha.
Ashleigh Barty, who was looking to become the first Australian woman in 40 years to reach the final, lost 6-7(8), 5-7 to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal.
The victory is also being seen as successful revenge for the 23-year-old Australian.
In terms of the numbers, the Australian Open fourth-round match was fought on equal footing with Barty winning 72 points in comparison to Riske's 70.
