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Yahoo
12 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Wimbledon lifts prize pot to £53.5m but tells players more money is no quick fix
The All England Club has insisted that it has listened to the complaints of leading tennis players regarding prize money but it believes the solution to player issues lies in greater changes to the structure of the sport. The prize money fund for the 2025 championships, which begin on 30 June, will rise to £53.5m, a 7% increase on last year and double the amount awarded in 2015. The men's and women's champions will receive £3m at this year's edition, while players who lose in the first round will earn £66,000. Advertisement Related: Top 750 WTA players to receive protected ranking for fertility procedures 'If you look back 10 years, you can see the increase over that period and 7% this year,' said Debbie Jevans, the chair of the All England Club (AELTC), speaking at Wimbledon's annual pre-event media briefing. 'We have listened to the players. We have engaged with the players.' In April, the vast majority of the top 20 men's and women's players sent a letter to the grand slam tournaments requesting an increase in prize money and arguing they should be entitled to a greater share of the significant revenues generated by the events. 'Sally [Bolton, the AELTC chief executive] had a meeting in Paris, as did I, with a number of them,' Jevans said. 'What I think is important, which of course has been discussed with them, the focus on just the prize money at the four events, ie grand slams, does not get to the heart of what the challenge is for tennis. The challenge with tennis is the fact that players don't have an off-season, which they want, they have increasing injuries that they are speaking about. We have always said that we as Wimbledon are willing to engage and talk with the tours to try and find solutions and that door remains open.' Advertisement According to Jevans, the players left their meetings with an understanding of the perspective of the All England Club. 'I think as a player, having been one, I know you always look at what the prize money is,' she said. 'But when you sit down and have the time to talk to them and explain, they do understand that the opportunities that will flow if we're able to change the whole structure of the calendar, there is a bigger picture out there.' The Wimbledon organisers also defended the decision to move the starts of the men's and women's singles finals two hours later to 4pm despite the potential for a late finish in the former. On Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz's sensational five-set win over Jannik Sinner in the French Open final on Sunday took five hours and 29 minutes. 'As we thought about the reasons why we want to do it, it's about ensuring an improved experience for all involved,' said Bolton. '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.'
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wimbledon increases prize money after players called for improvements in revenue distribution
Wimbledon is raising its prize money by 7% for this year's championship, bumping the total up to 53.5 million pounds ($72.59 million). On Thursday, the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced a significant increase, which has nearly doubled the $40.60 million prize money from 2015. Singles champions will see an 11.1% increase from last year, when Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova won the men's and women's singles titles. This year's victors of the individual tournaments will receive the highest prize across all Grand Slam competitions, a staggering 3 million pounds ($4.07 million). Advertisement Players who are eliminated in the first round of singles competition will see a 10% increase from last year, while doubles prize money goes up 4.4%, mixed doubles 4.3% and wheelchair and quad wheelchair 5.6%. Wimbledon made the adjustments after athletes campaigned for improvements in the Grand Slam prize money to ensure a more impartial revenue distribution. AELTC chair Deborah Jevans said, per ESPN, that the club "Listened to the players. We have engaged with the players. "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," Jevans added. "The challenge with tennis is the fact that the players don't have an offseason, which they want; they have increasing injuries that they're speaking about." Jevans also noted how Wimbledon is willing to work with the tours to continue working toward better compensation for the athletes. Advertisement The Wimbledon Championships will start on June 30 and run through July 13. Apart from paying the players more, AELTC is taking more steps to improve the Wimbledon experience this year. First, the tournament is moving when finals games are played. The club said the doubles finals on July 12 and 13 would start at 1 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET), while the singles finals begin at 4 p.m. local time. Additionally, this year's tournament will be the first to feature the electronic line-calling system over line judges. According to AELTC CEO Sally Bolton, "the time is right to move on" from the old system and join other tournaments using modern technology. "They're extra eyes and ears, the assistant to the chair umpire. We've got about 80 of those across the Championships," Bolton said, per ESPN. "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."
The Hindu
a day ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Wimbledon announces record $73M prize fund and $4M for singles champions
Wimbledon's prize money has risen to a record £53.5 million (about $73 million) and the singles champions will each earn £3 million ($4 million), All England Club officials announced on Thursday. The total amount is £3.5 million ($6.8 million) more than last year, an increase of 7% — and exactly twice the pot handed out to competitors at the grass-court Grand Slam 10 years ago. 'We're immensely proud of the fact that if you look back 10 years, you can see the increase over that period and 7% this year,' All England chair Deborah Jevans said. 'And we have listened to the players, we have engaged with the players.' The 2025 winners' checks represent an 11.1% jump on last year's prizes for the men's and women's singles champions and comes amid growing player demands for a bigger share of grand slam profits. Players who lose in the first round of singles will get £66,000, up 10% year on year. 'The focus on just the prize money at four events, the Grand Slams, does not get to the heart of what the challenge is for tennis,' Jevans added. 'The challenge with tennis is the fact that the players don't have an offseason which they want, they have increasing injuries that they're speaking about, and we've always said that we as Wimbledon are willing to engage and talk with the tours to try and find solutions, and that door remains open.' Wimbledon starts on June 30 and runs until July 13. For the first time in the oldest Grand Slam, line judges will be replaced with electronic line-calling.
NBC Sports
a day ago
- Business
- NBC Sports
Wimbledon announces record $73 million prize fund and $4 million for singles champions
LONDON — Wimbledon's prize money has risen to a record 53.5 million pounds (about $73 million) and the singles champions will each earn three million pounds ($4 million), All England Club officials announced on Thursday. The total amount is 3.5 million pounds ($6.8 million) more than last year, an increase of 7% — and exactly twice the pot handed out to competitors at the grass-court Grand Slam 10 years ago. 'We're immensely proud of the fact that if you look back 10 years, you can see the increase over that period and 7% this year,' All England chair Deborah Jevans said. 'And we have listened to the players, we have engaged with the players.' The 2025 winners' checks represent an 11.1% jump on last year's prizes for the men's and women's singles champions and comes amid growing player demands for a bigger share of grand slam profits. Players who lose in the first round of singles will get 66,000 pounds, up 10% year on year. 'The focus on just the prize money at four events, the Grand Slams, does not get to the heart of what the challenge is for tennis,' Jevans added. 'The challenge with tennis is the fact that the players don't have an offseason which they want, they have increasing injuries that they're speaking about, and we've always said that we as Wimbledon are willing to engage and talk with the tours to try and find solutions, and that door remains open.' Wimbledon starts on June 30 and runs until July 13. For the first time in the oldest Grand Slam, line judges will be replaced with electronic line-calling.
Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Business
- Fox Sports
Wimbledon announces record $73M prize fund and $4M for singles champions
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon's prize money has risen to a record 53.5 million pounds (about $73 million) and the singles champions will each earn three million pounds ($4 million), All England Club officials announced on Thursday. The total amount is 3.5 million pounds ($6.8 million) more than last year, an increase of 7% — and exactly twice the pot handed out to competitors at the grass-court Grand Slam 10 years ago. 'We're immensely proud of the fact that if you look back 10 years, you can see the increase over that period and 7% this year,' All England chair Deborah Jevans said. 'And we have listened to the players, we have engaged with the players.' The 2025 winners' checks represent an 11.1% jump on last year's prizes for the men's and women's singles champions and comes amid growing player demands for a bigger share of grand slam profits. Players who lose in the first round of singles will get 66,000 pounds, up 10% year on year. 'The focus on just the prize money at four events, the Grand Slams, does not get to the heart of what the challenge is for tennis,' Jevans added. 'The challenge with tennis is the fact that the players don't have an offseason which they want, they have increasing injuries that they're speaking about, and we've always said that we as Wimbledon are willing to engage and talk with the tours to try and find solutions, and that door remains open.' Wimbledon starts on June 30 and runs until July 13. For the first time in the oldest Grand Slam, line judges will be replaced with electronic line-calling. ___ AP tennis: recommended
