Five Grand Slam champions, five every different routes into the US Open – including Serena Williams and Stan Wawrinka

Lavish cost of attending US Open revealed as fans are frozen out

The debate over prize money at Grand Slam events is likely to be ramped up when the USTA confirms how much they will be handing over to players at this year’s US Open, with another big increase expected. Last year’s US Open prize money fund piled the pressure on the other three Grand Slam tournaments as the New York event became the first to pay their men’s and women’s singles champions a whopping $5m. The total prize money paid out last year wa…

Five Grand Slam champions, five every different routes into the US Open – including Serena Williams and Stan Wawrinka

The US Open main draw has a situation with several former Grand Slam champions are currently outside the automatic entry list for the 2026 edition. Players who once lifted major trophies in New York, Melbourne or Paris are now facing a different challenge: finding a way back into one of the sport’s...