ROME — High tennis gamers are already upset that they don’t seem to be receiving a much bigger share of the French Open’s event income. In line with Jannik Sinner, they’re now hoping that Wimbledon and the US Open will meet their calls for.
Fellow primary Aryna Sabalenka mentioned this week that gamers ought to contemplate a boycott.
“It is about respect, as a result of I feel we’re giving much more than we’re getting,” Sinner mentioned Thursday on the Italian Open. “It is not only for the highest gamers, it is for all of us gamers.”
Sinners won’t boycott.
“It is arduous to say,” he mentioned. “I am unable to predict the long run in a way, however I additionally consider that we’ve got to begin someplace.”
Gamers are aiming to cut back their income share to fifteen% on the upcoming French Open, in comparison with 22% at ATP and WTA tournaments like this week’s Italian Open.
A 12 months in the past, the identical group of athletes despatched a letter to the leaders of the 4 main tournaments asking for elevated prize cash and a larger say in decision-making. Wimbledon elevated its complete pot in 2025 by 7%, the US Open by 20% and January’s Australian Open by 16%.
“It is not good that after a 12 months we’re not even near a conclusion to what we wish,” Sinner mentioned. “I actually consider that inside 48 hours we can’t solely reply, but additionally have a gathering.”
French Open organizers introduced final month that the overall prize cash could be elevated by about 10%, bringing the overall pot to 61.7 million euros (about $72.1 million), a complete of 5.3 million euros greater than final 12 months. However a press release from the gamers mentioned “the underlying numbers inform a very completely different story” and insisted they’d obtain a smaller share of the event’s income.
The gamers declare their share of Roland Garros’ income has fallen from 15.5% in 2024 to an anticipated 14.9% in 2026.
Wimbledon has not but introduced this 12 months’s prize cash.
“I feel we’ll see within the subsequent few weeks the prize cash at Wimbledon as nicely. I actually hope it will get higher. And naturally the US Open,” Sinner mentioned.
Together with revenue sharing and year-end bonus swimming pools, males’s gamers truly obtain about 30% of the income from ATP Tour occasions such because the Italian Open.
“We now have been silent for a very long time and now it is time to converse out,” Sinner added in Italian. “We’re not asking for 50% – we would not dare – nevertheless it’s too brief in the meanwhile.”
French Open organizers didn’t reply to requests for remark.
