Djokovic, Gauff among those asking Slams for more pay, say
- Twenty leading tennis players, including Djokovic and Gauff, sent a letter dated March 21 to Grand Slam heads.
- Players seek more prize money and a greater voice in decisions that directly affect them.
- The letter requests an in-person meeting at the Madrid Open with tournament representatives.
- Players seek a more appropriate percentage of revenues; one report noted $12.8M from a U.S. Open cocktail.
- The letter follows an antitrust lawsuit filed last month and precedes the French Open, starting May 25.
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World’s top tennis players reportedly request ‘substantial increase’ in grand slam prize money
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The best tennis players in the world write to the Slams: they want more money and power. Sinner and Paolini also sign
Centrality and more power, also from an economic point of view. This, in a nutshell, is what the best tennis players in the world are asking for, who aim to change the system currently in force. Beyond the reckless initiatives of the self-styled PTPA union, a much more significant letter has come out these days: as revealed by L'Equipe, 20 of the best tennis players in the world between ATP and WTA have written to the organizers of the Slams: Au…
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Djokovic, Gauff among those asking Slams for more pay, say
Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in what they…
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