Players to cut short French Open interviews in pay row
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Last year, the prize fund rose by 7% to £53.5m, which was double the amount on offer a decade earlier. Players look enviously, however, at the revenues generated by the Grand Slams and feel entitled …
Last year, the prize fund rose by 7% to £53.5m, which was double the amount on offer a decade earlier. Players look enviously, however, at the revenues generated by the Grand Slams and feel entitled to a larger slice of the cake. The AELTC's financial statement for the year to July 2025 showed revenue of £427m and profit after tax of £39.7m. Players have asked the Slams to pay 22% of their revenue in prize money by 2030. …
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