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Wimbledon champions to receive record three million pounds in prize money
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 14, 2024 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses for a picture with the trophy after winning his men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo Wimbledon has increased its prize money for this year's championships to 53.5 million pounds ($72.59 million), a 7% increase on 2024 and double what they offered a decade ago, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said on Thursday. The singles champions will receive three million pounds ($4.07 million) each, the highest across all Grand Slams and a 11.1% increase on the prize money Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova took home last year. Singles players who exit the first round will receive 66,000 pounds, a 10% increase on last year. Doubles prize money has also increased by 4.4%, mixed doubles by 4.3% and the wheelchair and quad wheelchair events by 5.6%. The increase also comes after the world's top players called for significant improvements in prize money at the four Grand Slams as a way to ensure a more equitable distribution of revenue. "We have listened to the players, we have engaged with the players," AELTC chair Deborah Jevans said. "But the focus on just the prize money at the four events, the Grand Slams, does not get to the heart of what the challenge is with tennis. "The challenge with tennis is the fact that the players don't have an off-season which they want, they have increasing injuries that they're speaking about." Jevans added that Wimbledon is willing to engage and talk with the tours to try and find solutions but there has not been any proposal as to how the tour is able to change its structure. FINAL AT 4 P.M. The AELTC also said the doubles finals on the weekend would start at 1 p.m. local time and the singles finals at 4 p.m. Such a change could potentially change playing conditions - like having the roof closed and the lights switched on - if the match runs long and well into the night. The French Open final this month where Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner lasted five hours and 29 minutes, but AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton said the change in timing would ensure an "improved experience" for all. "Whether that's the doubles finalists having greater certainty over their schedule, whether it's the fans having the opportunity to experience a day which builds to the crescendo of the singles finals or ensuring that we have our champions crowned in front of the widest possible audience," she said. NO LINE JUDGES This year's championships also marks a break with an age old tradition where line judges will be replaced for the first time with the electronic line calling system that is in place at tournaments worldwide. Bolton said "the time is right to move on", adding that many line judges would return in different roles as match assistants, with two assigned per court. "They're extra eyes and ears, the assistant to the chair umpire... We've got about 80 of those across the Championships. "They'll also provide one of the parts of our resilience in the event that the electronic line calling system goes down at any point in time." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
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Tennis-Wimbledon increases prize money, champions to receive three million pounds each
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 14, 2024 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses for a picture with the trophy after winning his men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
Japan Today
06-05-2025
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New Attenborough film showcases both destruction and hope in planet's oceans
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 1, 2024 Broadcaster David Attenborough is seen before the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Estonia's Mark Lajal REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/ File Photo By Susanna Twidale British naturalist David Attenborough says there is hope for the future of the planet's oceans in a new film that sets out both the scale of damage caused by human activities and the oceans' capacity for recovery. In his latest work "Ocean", Attenborough, one of the world's best-known nature broadcasters and filmmakers whose work spans seven decades, charts the challenges faced by the seas over his lifetime, from destructive industrial fishing practices to mass coral reef bleaching. "After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea,' he says in a trailer of the movie. Its full release in cinemas on Thursday coincides with Attenborough's 99th birthday. Despite depicting the bleak current state of the health of the ocean, discoveries made during filming offer hope, Attenborough said. "The ocean can recover faster than we had ever imagined, it can bounce back to life," he said. "If we save the sea we save our world. After a lifetime of filming our planet I'm sure nothing is more important." The film's release comes ahead of the United Nations Ocean conference in Nice, France, in June where it is hoped more countries will ratify a 2023 agreement to protect ocean biodiversity. So far only 21 countries have officially signed, falling well short of the 60 countries needed for the agreement to come into force. © (Thomson Reuters 2025.
Straits Times
06-05-2025
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- Straits Times
Attenborough film on ocean's resilience attracts King Charles to premiere
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 1, 2024 Broadcaster David Attenborough is seen before the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Estonia's Mark Lajal REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/ File Photo LONDON - British naturalist David Attenborough says there is hope for the future of the planet's oceans despite the scale of their damage in his new film which premiered on Tuesday evening with King Charles in attendance. In his latest work "Ocean", Attenborough, one of the world's best-known nature broadcasters and filmmakers whose work spans seven decades, charts the challenges faced by the seas over his lifetime, from destructive industrial fishing practices to mass coral reef bleaching. "After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea," he says in a trailer of the movie. Its full release in cinemas on Thursday coincides with Attenborough's 99th birthday. "When David Attenborough started there were two TV channels and everybody knew him as the voice of nature. Now there are hundreds of channels, social media but yet he is still the voice for nature," Enric Sala, an executive producer of the film and National Geographic Pristine Seas founder, said in an interview. Tuesday's evening premiere in London, which was also attended by other guests including former U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and actress and model Cara Delevingne, followed a daytime screening for students and teachers which was also watched by Prince William, although he did not speak at the event. The heir-to-the throne, like his father King Charles, has championed protecting the planet launching his multi-million Earthshot Prize in 2020, to help spur novel environmental solutions. Attenborough has also forged a strong relationship with the royal family and is a supporter of the Earthshot prize and filmed a documentary in 2018 with the late Queen Elizabeth, "The Queen's Green Planet". Sala said it was important to showcase Attenborough's film to younger viewers. "We hope that the younger generations coming to the screening today are going to feel so inspired that they will want to be the David Attenborough of the future," Sala said. Despite depicting the bleak current state of the health of the ocean, discoveries of restored seabeds during filming offer hope. "The ocean can recover faster than we had ever imagined, it can bounce back to life," Attenborough says in the film. "If we save the sea we save our world. After a lifetime of filming our planet I'm sure nothing is more important." The film's release comes ahead of the United Nations Ocean conference in June where it is hoped more countries will ratify a 2023 agreement to protect ocean biodiversity, which currently lacks sufficient signatories to come into force. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
06-05-2025
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New Attenborough film showcases both destruction and hope in planet's oceans
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 1, 2024 Broadcaster David Attenborough is seen before the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Estonia's Mark Lajal REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/ File Photo New Attenborough film showcases both destruction and hope in planet's oceans LONDON - British naturalist David Attenborough says there is hope for the future of the planet's oceans in a new film premiering later on Tuesday that sets out both the scale of damage caused by human activities and the oceans' capacity for recovery. In his latest work "Ocean", Attenborough, one of the world's best-known nature broadcasters and filmmakers whose work spans seven decades, charts the challenges faced by the seas over his lifetime, from destructive industrial fishing practices to mass coral reef bleaching. "After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea,' he says in a trailer of the movie. Its full release in cinemas on Thursday coincides with Attenborough's 99th birthday. Tuesday's premiere in London will see both a glitzy event with celebrities and dignitaries walking a blue - not red - carpet in the evening, and a daytime screening for students and teachers. Despite depicting the bleak current state of the health of the ocean, discoveries made during filming offer hope, Attenborough said. "The ocean can recover faster than we had ever imagined, it can bounce back to life," he said. "If we save the sea we save our world. After a lifetime of filming our planet I'm sure nothing is more important." The film's release comes ahead of the United Nations Ocean conference in Nice, France, in June where it is hoped more countries will ratify a 2023 agreement to protect ocean biodiversity. So far only 21 countries have officially signed, falling well short of the 60 countries needed for the agreement to come into force. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
