Top 40 players ask Grand Slam to pay extra

According to L’Equipe newspaper, 40 men and women sent a letter to the organizers of four Grand Slam tournaments, Australia, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the United States expanded to ask "significantly increased" bonuses. The move takes place just a few weeks after the Association of professional players (PTPA) filed a lawsuit against ATP and WTA corruption and monopoly.

The recommendations of the Top 20 male tennis players are said to be supported from ATP, the organization does not own Grand Slam - the event managed by the host country and the ITF International Tennis Union.

With the support of ATP, male stars signed with Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Jack Drefer, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alex De Minaur. Top 20 WTA players are represented by Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Jasmine Paolini, Mirra Andreeva, Zheng Qinwen, Paula Badosa and Elena Rybakina.

}} "In terms of quality, this letter calls more profit to be more profitable for profit from the profit The four Grand Slams to benefit the main subject of the tournament are players, because without them, the tournament will not take place ", L’Equipe newspaper summarizes the content of the letter. This newspaper is close to the Roland Garros Organizing Committee - the second Grand Slam event of the year will start next month. "Now I really can't say too much," Pegula said. "I am waiting for more information and hope it will be announced soon." "For those who work hard all year to be present at Grand Slam, they deserve more ," Zheng said. "Everyone needs money to cover the team and from there have the opportunity to win the battle ".

The shocking move of the top 20 players ATP and WTA arrives after PTPA's applications revealed that the US Prize expanded last year has collected more than $ 12 million thanks to only one type of cocktails sold to the audience to the field. PTPA's figures also show that tennis players only receive an average of about 17% of revenue from major events such as Grand Slam, while golf, football and basketball paid from 35-50%.

The bonus fund of four Grand Slams still increases year by year. In particular, the US expanded with the largest bonus fund of 75 million USD, with the men's single and pocket women champion about 3.6 million. However, this figure only accounts for the small part of the tournament's revenue, estimated by Forbes about 500 million USD. This idea was implemented in golf and almost happened in football, when the top European clubs cooked the idea of ​​establishing a private tournament by 2023.