• Federer among those calling for lower tiers to get more funds
Wimbledon may have to increase its prize money significantly and change the way it is distributed, if leading players have their way.
While the winners of the singles events at this year’s championships will each collect £2.35m and first-round losers will earn £45,000, many players believe that Wimbledon, the other three grand slams and Masters 1000 events are not paying them a big enough percentage of revenue. Distribution of the prize pot in the grand slams also needs correcting, they say, while Roger Federer is among those who want more money given to the lower tiers of the sport.
Written by Simon Cambers
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/27/players-wimbledon-increase-prize-money-tennis under the title “Leading players want Wimbledon to increase prize money despite £38m pot”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
