Leading tennis players including Djokovic and Sabalenka unhappy with French Open prize money

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  • Group release joint statement over pay concerns

  • Players also call for greater say in tennis schedule

A group of the world’s top 20 male and female players, including Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, have released a joint statement expressing their disappointment at the level of prize money on offer at the French Open later this month.

The top players https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/02/top-players-reject-offer-greater-say-running-major-tennis-championships">have been in dispute with all four grand slams for more than a year, as they feel they are given an insufficient share of each tournament’s increasing revenues, while they are also calling for enhanced welfare and pension provisions and a greater say in determining the schedule.

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