Overview
- Leading ATP and WTA names, including Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, back a letter pressing Grand Slam organizers for a larger, defined share of tournament revenues and formal player input.
- Roland Garros confirmed a 9.5% increase to the 2026 prize pool to €61.7 million, but players say the pot likely remains under 15% of revenues they estimate above €400 million, short of the 22% target.
- Jasmine Paolini said players want pensions, maternity provisions and broader health safeguards, and she echoed that a future boycott, raised by Sabalenka, remains possible if talks stall.
- In Rome, Sinner enters the Internazionali d'Italia as the clear favorite with Carlos Alcaraz out, while police and local officials weigh crowd-control risks from a same-day Roma–Lazio derby and the tennis final.
- Arsenal reached the Champions League final on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid through Bukayo Saka, with Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint‑Germain set to decide their opponent in Budapest.