Moji Motions

Currently, professional tennis governance is fragmented among multiple bodies, including the ATP, WTA, ITF, and the four Grand Slam tournaments managed by four different countries. These organizations separately manage rankings, scheduling, rules, revenue distribution, and disciplinary matters. Under this motion, a “central organizing body” refers to a single institution with overarching authority over the professional tennis calendar, rankings, commercial rights, regulations, and dispute resolution across the sport.

A child prodigy is a young person who demonstrates exceptional talent or ability at an unusually early age (e.g. excelling academically, artistically, or professionally far beyond their peers during childhood). A late bloomer is a person whose talents, success, or personal development emerge significantly later than their peers, often reaching their potential in adulthood rather than early in life.

An ex-convict is an individual who has been deemed guilty of a crime, punished and has fully served their punishment. For example, someone that has finished the entitety of their prison sentence and is now allowed to go back into society is an ex-convict. Currently, ex-convicts are barred from joining police force.

A sin tax, also known as a sumptuary tax or vice tax, is an excise tax applied in some countries to certain goods considered potentially harmful, such as alcohol, tobacco, sugary drinks, fast food, and gambling.

A cryptocurrency is an encrypted data string that denotes a unit of currency. It is monitored and organized by a peer-to-peer network called a blockchain, which also serves as a secure ledger of transactions, e.g., buying, selling, and transferring. Some examples include Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu coin, Lunar coin, etc.

An out-of-court settlement is when an arrangement is made formally between all parties involved in a lawsuit to resolve the dispute without the court's involvement - usually through financial compensation or mediation.