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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T09:40:21.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nNovak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner have joined 20 tennis stars in criticism of prize money and players' welfare at the French Open.\n\nLast May, the trio, joined by Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Iga Swiatek, sent a letter to the four Grand Slam tournaments, demanding a larger share of the revenue and more influence.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe slams have shown some willingness to engage and made encouraging signs, but player frustration has increased.\n\nThe same 20 players, including most of the top 10 on the ATP and WTA Tours, have now issued a statement.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe French Open organisers announced earlier this month that the total prize money increased by 9.5 per cent year-on-year, with each singles champion receiving €2.8million (£2.4million).\n\nPlayers have been left unsatisfied by the rise, with it falling well short of their 22 per cent target.\n\nIt is significantly less than the 20 per cent increase seen at last year's US Open and nearly 16 per cent at the Australian Open.\n\nThe tennis stars also complained about the lack of investment in players' welfare, with no progress on a decision.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe statement from the 20 players read: \"As Roland Garros looks to post record revenues, players are therefore receiving a declining share of the value they help create.\n\n\"More critically, the announcement does nothing to address the structural issues that players have consistently and reasonably raised over the past year.\n\n\"There has been no engagement on player welfare and no progress towards establishing a formal mechanism for player consultation within grand slam decision-making.\"\n\n### LATEST SPORTS NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Kimi Antonelli makes history after winning Miami Grand Prix amid late Charles Leclerc drama\n  * World Championship final halted after protester vaults into playing area to blast TV licence fees\n  * Lewis Hamilton handed welcome boost after Miami Grand Prix following FIA decision\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIt continued: \"While other major international sports are modernising governance, aligning stakeholders and building long-term value, the grand slams remain resistant to change.\n\n\"The absence of player consultation and the continued lack of investment in player welfare reflect a system that does not adequately represent the interests of those who are central to the sport's success.\"\n\nThe statement concludes by saying the players \"will continue to advocate for constructive dialogue and for reforms that ensure the long-term health and integrity of professional tennis\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe message comes after Sinner delivered a masterclass at the Caja Magica, dismantling Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 in under an hour to claim the Madrid Open title yesterday.\n\nThe Italian world number one required merely 58 minutes to dispatch the second seed, establishing himself as the first player in history to capture five successive Masters 1000 trophies.\n\nSinner also became the inaugural player since the series began in 1990 to secure the opening four Masters 1000 titles of a single season.\n\nConceding just three games throughout, this represented Sinner's most emphatic triumph of the fortnight.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**\n**\n\n**\n**\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner hit out with tennis stars at French Open's prize money"
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