Despite record increase in pool, complaints surface over Australian Open prize money |
New Delhi: Tennis Australia insists players are happy with the prize money on offer at the Australian Open though two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff would step up pressure if their demands aren’t met.
Prize money in Melbourne Park were hiked to 74.56 million for the ongoing edition, a raise of 16 percent from last year, putting it ahead of last year’s French Open ($65.42 million) and Wimbledon ($71.60 million) but behind US Open’s purse ($90 million).
In April last year, top players urged the Grand Slams for significant improvements in prize money, and a number of players have remained........