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Top-20 players ask Grand Slams for more prize money
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Thursday, 03 April 2025 07:23
Prize money at last year's Wimbledon was 50m, exactly double the amount offered in 2014. In that 10-year period, prize money for first-round losers increased from 27,000 to 60,000.But players have frequently pointed to the vast revenues generated by the Grand Slams, and feel they deserve a significantly larger return.In the year up to July 2023, the All England Club…
Wimbledon plans to increase 'Henman Hill' capacity
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Thursday, 03 April 2025 04:28
Wimbledon is planning to renovate its iconic 'Henman Hill' and increase capacity for the tournament's 150th anniversary.Thousands of fans have watched action on a big screen from the grass slope which is open to supporters without show-court tickets.The proposed revamp - which has not yet been approved - would increase the hill's capacity by 20% in time for the 2027…
Raducanu withdraws from GB squad to 'look after body'
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Wednesday, 02 April 2025 10:36
Raducanu has been hampered by a series of fitness issues over recent seasons, while she recently took time off after being targeted by a stalker at the Dubai Tennis Championships in February.The 2021 US Open champion plans to do a training block over the next two to three weeks.She has pulled out of the Rouen Open, which starts on 14…
Britain's Jones collapses on court in Colombia
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Tuesday, 01 April 2025 23:01
Britain's Fran Jones was helped off court in a wheelchair after collapsing during a match in Colombia.Jones was attempting to serve in the ninth game of a deciding third set in Bogota when she fell to the floor.The 24-year-old initially lay on her back before rolling on to her side as she was attended to by medical staff.Opponent Julia Riera…
Kasatkina 'didn't have much choice' over Australia switch
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Monday, 31 March 2025 23:50
Kasatkina, the only openly gay woman in the top 100 of singles on the WTA Tour, revealed her sexuality in a video interview in 2022 before leaving Russia, which has strict laws on LGBTQ+ rights.After also criticising the war in Ukraine in the interview, a Russian politician unsuccessfully called for her to be listed as a 'foreign agent' - someone…
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