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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tennis players plan ‘work-to-rule’ French Open media protest over prize money

The official balls of the 2026 French Open
The French Open prize fund has risen by 9.5% this year, with the men’s and women’s winners to receive €2.8m (£2.4m). Photograph: Zuma Press Inc/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News

The world’s top tennis players are planning to protest over prize money by reducing their media appearances at the French Open as their public battle with the grand slams intensifies.

Players selected to take part in Friday’s opening press conference at Roland Garros will walk out after 15 minutes, symbolising the fact that the slams allocate an average of 15% of their revenues to prize money. The rest of the draw will refuse to conduct additional interviews with the tournament’s main media rights partners, TNT Sports and Eurosport.

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