Aryna Sabalenka threatens Grand Slam boycott
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Tennis faces a potential boycott from the sport's top players amid an ongoing dispute over Grand Slam prize money, and now both Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have spoken out
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff were also among the signatories. And this same player cohort has since expressed “deep” and “collective disappointment” with the French Open ’s recent prize money announcement. The players say that, although the prize pot has increased, their share of tournament revenue has decreased.
Tennis was stunned when the USTA announced the mixed doubles competition at last year’s US Open would become an invitation only event that would feature some of the biggest names in the game. The doubles specialists who rely on the prize money at the ...
ROME (AP) — Naomi Osaka says she felt like she had “a 20-pound vest on” for her show-stopping outfit at the Met Gala — which she labeled “the Grand Slam for all fashion.” “My outfit was so heavy,” she said with her tennis clothes back on at the Italian Open on Friday.