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Paul Myers

Tennis stars raise French Open boycott threat in fight for more prize money

Coco Gauff received €2.55 million for winning the 2025 French Open women's singles event. The 2026 women's champion will brandish the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen and a pocket a cheque for €2.8 million. © Pierre René-Worms / RFI

Tennis stars campaigning for more prize money at the Grand Slam tournaments in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York raised the prospect of boycotting the French Open to force organisers to share more of the money generated by the international circuit's most prestigious competitions.

"When you see the number and you see the amount the players are receiving ... I feel like the show is on us," said women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka as she prepared for her second-round match on Thursday against Barbora Krejcikova at the Italian Open in Rome.

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