It appears that the authorities in Tennis are starting to consider the losers more. It was announced previously that in this year's forthcoming French Open the players will be paid 1.25 million Euros in prize money and targeted more at early-round losers.
Total overall Prize money for the clay court tournament which is taking place in Paris on May 27th is 18.7 million Euros, a 1.2 million Euros increase from the 2011 edition. Losers in the second qualifying round up to the Third round of the main draw will receive a 10 to 20 per cent pay increase.
This is in light of top-ranking professionals getting knocked out such as Serena Williams, who yesterday got knocked out in her first-round match losing 4-6 7-6, (7-5), 6-3 defeat against World number 111 Virginie Razzano of
Furthermore, for those players who exit at the first round in Wimbledon, the amount of prize money received will climb from £11,500 to £14,500 an improvement of 26 per cent while the men and women who reach the last 16 of the competition will see their own prize money grow by only 5 per cent. Furthermore, those who may lose in the
The increase in prize money for the lesser ranking players has come amongst much unrest about the distribution of wealth at Wimbledon, the French Open, the US Open. Many felt too little prize money was directed at the lesser players in the game.
The unrest came following a meeting with the top-ranking players such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray, the top-four world-ranked Tennis players, who held a meeting at the All-England Tennis Club earlier this year.
Philip Brook, Chairman of the All-England Tennis Association said: "There was never any talk of strike action from players in any discussions. We have had very professional discussions with all parties and hopefully it will be received well."
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