LONDON, June 24 – Wimbledon organisers say they are ‘surprised and disappointed’ that leading players are planning to continue their prize money protest at this year’s grasscourt major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This month the \u200bAll England Club announced a record year-on-year 20% rise in the total \u200cprize money to \u00a364.2 million, less than the \u00a370 million the players were calling for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Players are demanding a larger slice of the revenue from the Grand Slams in line with what they receive at \u200bATP and WTA events. Some protested at the French Open by limiting their \u200bpre-tournament media activity to 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Wimbledon puts the players at the \u2060heart of all our decisions and we invest significantly in them every year,” the \u200bAll England Club said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is alongside investing hundreds of \u200bmillions of pounds in upgrades to our player facilities as part of a three-year transformation to create a world class player performance environment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wimbledon’s record prize money pool equates to around 15% of the \u200btournament’s revenue but the group of leading players represented by former WTA chief \u200bexecutive Larry Scott wanted a minimum of 16%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Announcing the prize money this month, Wimbledon chair Debbie Jevans \u200csaid \u2060she had discussed prize money with Scott at the French Open. She said unlike regular tournaments, Wimbledon distributes 90% of its surplus back into British tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Using revenue to determine prize money makes no sense and we have said that to Larry Scott,” \u200bshe said this month. “Revenue \u200bdoes not take \u2060into account the investment that we give. We are not-for-profit, and very different to a Masters 1000.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Paris, women’s world number one \u200bAryna Sabalenka cut short her pre-tournament press conference, while other \u200bplayers like \u2060Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek limited their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Players have even threatened a future boycott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saturday is the traditional pre-tournament media day at Wimbledon and players are set to limit their time \u2060to \u200b15 minutes and, according to reports, are planning to \u200brestrict post-match appearances to 15 minutes throughout the first week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 15 minutes duration symbolises the 15% share \u200bof Wimbledon’s takings set aside for prize money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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