Top Tennis Players Criticize the French Open Over This Year’s Prize Money
Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, and Jannik Sinner were among those who expressed “their deep disappointment” with Roland-Garros.
Tennis Players Criticize French Open Prize Money Julian Finney - Getty Images "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links. " Top tennis players including Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff are among those criticizing the French Open’s 2026 prize money. Men’s and women’s singles champions will receive 2.
8 million euros ($3. 28 million) and the runners-up 1. 4 million euros ($1.
64 million); players believe they should receive a bigger share of revenue. “Without us there wouldn’t be a tournament and there wouldn’t be that entertainment. I feel like definitely we deserve to be paid more percentage,” Sabalenka said on Tuesday at the Italian Open.
“I think at some point we will boycott it. I feel like that’s going to be the only way to fight for our rights. ” “Players’ share of Roland Garros tournament revenue has declined from 15.