Overview
- Many leading players limited pre-tournament media duties to about 15 minutes on Friday as a symbolic protest over Grand Slams returning roughly 15% of tournament revenue as prize money.
- Players are asking the Slams to raise their revenue share to about 22% and to contribute to player pensions, health and maternity support while creating formal player representation.
- French Open director Amélie Mauresmo said this year’s prize levels will not change but the French Tennis Federation has agreed to open talks and draft concrete proposals within a month.
- Not every player joined the action and public dissent from figures such as Anastasia Potapova, plus calls from former champions for clearer organisation, have exposed cracks that could limit the effectiveness of boycott threats.
- The dispute centres on money distribution at events with large revenues — Roland Garros reported about €395m in 2025 and a €56.3m prize purse for 2026 — and players say a bigger share would materially help lower-ranked professionals pay for travel, coaching and medical needs.