Tennis elite pauses Grand Slam protest after achieving $30m prize money boost Sport Business Top men’s and women’s tennis players including Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka have agreed to cease their public campaign for more prize money and power at Grand Slams. It follows agreement with organisers of the four majors to establish a Grand Slam Player Council and substantial hikes in payouts since the campaign began last year. [...]
Wimbledon stars Sinner and Sabalenka drop threat after progress in prize money talks Sport Business Leading men’s and women’s tennis players have dropped their threat of a media protest over pay and conditions at Wimbledon after securing last-minute concessions from SW19 chiefs. Stars including Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner had warned they would limit media commitments to 15 minutes at this year’s Championships, which begin today in London, in response [...]
Wimbledon hikes prize money but refuses to bow to tennis stars’ demands Sport Business Wimbledon chiefs have announced a bumper increase in prize money for this year’s championships – but rejected calls from top tennis players for a percentage of revenue. The prize total pot for Wimbledon, which starts later this month, has been boosted by 20 per cent year-on-year to a record £64.2m. It follows pressure from the [...]