"We had good conversations with the grand slams at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, so it was disappointing when they said they cannot act on our proposals until other issues are resolved. Calendar and scheduling are important topics, but there is nothing stopping the slams from addressing player welfare benefits like pensions and healthcare right now."
"The grand slams generate most of the revenue in tennis, so we are asking for a fair contribution to support all players."
The world’s top-10 male and female players submitted detailed proposals in August requesting changes to grand slam prize-money distribution and enhanced welfare benefits for lower-ranked players, and their request for a US Open meeting was refused. The grand slams declined substantive talks pending resolution of a separate legal case brought by the Professional Tennis Players Association and ongoing calendar and Premium Tour negotiations. Players contend grand slams return about 12–15% of tournament income as prize money versus roughly 22% on ATP/WTA events. Wimbledon’s £50m prize pot equated to about 12.3% of £406.5m revenue. Calls include fairer contributions to pensions and healthcare for players.
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