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Players at the French Open are planning to reduce media appearances ahead of the start of the Grand Slam to complain about their share of the prize money.<\/p>\n

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A group has already targeted the upcoming clay-court tournament for\u00a0reducing players\u2019 share of revenue\u00a0to an alleged 14.3% \u2014 compared to 22% at other ATP and WTA events.<\/p>\n

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and No.4 Coco Gauff were among the leading players who threatened a boycott of the Slams earlier this month if they don\u2019t start receiving more compensation.<\/p>\n

L’Equipe newspaper reported Wednesday that many players competing at Roland Garros, which begins Sunday, are planning to limit their conversations with reporters to 15 minutes during Friday’s traditional pre-tournament media day.<\/p>\n

The French tennis federation (FFT), which organizes the French Open, said in a statement to The Associated Press that it regrets the players’ initiative \u201cwhich penalizes all stakeholders involved in the tournament: the media, broadcasters, federation staff and the entire tennis community that enthusiastically follows each edition of Roland Garros.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabalenka and fellow No. 1 Jannik Sinner were among leading players \u2014 most of them ranked in the top 10 \u2014 who earlier this month issued a statement expressing \u201cdeep disappointment\u201d over\u00a0French Open prize money.<\/p>\n

The players are also seeking better representation, health options and pensions from the four Grand Slam tournaments: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

Roland Garros organizers announced last month they were increasing overall prize money by about 10% for an overall pot of 61.7 million euros ($72.1 million), with the total amount up 5.3 million euros from last year. But the players said \u201cthe underlying figures tell a very different story,\u201d claiming they will receive a smaller share of tournament revenues.<\/p>\n

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The FFT said it will continue to maintain an open dialogue, adding that it proposed a meeting expected to take place Friday with the players and their representatives.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe FFT is ready for direct and constructive discussions on governance issues, with the aim of giving players a greater role in decision-making, contributing to players\u2019 social protection, and evolving the distribution of value, and it put forward several proposals in this direction during the meeting,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The players claim their share of Roland Garros revenue has declined from 15.5% in 2024 to 14.9% projected in 2026. They say the event generated 395 million euros in 2025, a 14% year-on-year increase, yet prize money rose by just 5.4%, reducing players\u2019 share of revenue to 14.3%.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith estimated revenues of over 400 million euros for this year\u2019s tournament, prize money as a percentage of revenue will likely still be less than 15%, far short of the 22% that players have requested to bring the Grand Slams into line with the ATP and WTA Combined 1000 events,\u201d the players said.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Australian Open\u00a0this year increased the players\u2019 compensation by 16%, and the\u00a0U.S. Open\u00a0prize money last year went up by 20%.<\/p>\n

The singles champions at Roland Garros will each receive 2.8 million euros, an increase of 250,000 euros compared with 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond the prize money, a Grand Slam tournament like Roland Garros offers players exceptional exposure, generating indirect income through sponsorships, partnerships, exhibitions and appearance fees,\u201d the FFT said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year the French Tennis Federation also chose to direct a significant portion of these increases toward players eliminated in the early rounds of the main draw and qualifying rounds, with increases of more than 11%, in order to better support those who depend most on tournament earnings to finance their season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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