French Open Players Plan Media Protest over Prize-Money Share
Top players plan to cut media access to 15 minutes as they press Roland Garros organizers for a larger share of tournament revenue.
- On Friday, tennis players competing at Roland Garros plan to limit their conversations with reporters to 15 minutes during the tournament's traditional pre-tournament media day.
- The protest stems from a prize money dispute, as players claim their revenue share at the French Open has fallen to an alleged 14.3%, far below the 22% requested to align with ATP and WTA standards.
- With tournament revenues exceeding 400 million euros, players contend their share is diminishing, while the Australian Open and US Open increased compensation by 16 per cent and 20 per cent respectively.
- The French Tennis Federation maintains an open dialogue to discuss governance and value distribution, noting it prioritized supporting early-round participants with increases of more than 11%.
- While organizers proposed a meeting for Friday to address these concerns, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have previously threatened boycotts of the Grand Slams if compensation levels do not improve.
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