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Greg Rusedski has ruled out a boycott of Grand Slam tournaments despite calls from Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner over prize money issues. Roland Garros has increased its purse, but concerns about revenue distribution persist.
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Aryna Sabalenka, the top-ranked womenâs player in the world, is calling for a boycott of the Grand Slams over ongoing issues with prize money.
Roland Garros recently announced a 10 per cent increase to its overall purse, bringing it up to ÂŁ53.5m with an additional ÂŁ4.6m set for next year.
But that hasnât satisfied everyone, as both Sabalenka and menâs number one Jannik Sinner have raised concerns about the shrinking share of tournament revenue players are receiving.
A statement from players on Monday noted that their portion of revenue at Roland Garros has fallen from 15.5 per cent to a projected 14.9 per cent by 2026.
But Rusedski, speaking on Amazon Prime Video ahead of Gauffâs second-round match against Tamara Zidansek on Wednesday morning, cast doubt over whether the American was correct.
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During an appearance on âOff Court with Gregâ, Rusedski said: âI think when weâre talking about player strike, I donât see it happening at a major for a little while. I think itâs a negotiation tool.
âI think Sinner also said, you know, we sent a letter in, we didnât get a reply. But this has been going on for many, many years now.
âPrize money for getting in the four majors now is nearly $400,000. Thatâs a 10-to-1 ratio from my last year on tour.
âSo, prize money has gone up. Yes, I understand wanting more of a split. But if you think about it logically, the only way this strike is going to work is if you get the top 100 men, top 100 women, they all come together on the deadline when theyâre supposed to enter, and they all pull out.
âIt canât just be the top 10 or the top five or one player here, one player there. We had that in 1973, I believe, as well, when they had the boycott.
âAnd that was the year Roger Taylor got to the semifinals of Wimbledon as a Brit trying to win the championships. So weâve had these situations before where weâve had boycotts.
âBut I donât see it happening at the moment. Yes, theyâd like to get more revenue. Yes, I understand their point of view. And I can really think, yeah, why not try to get as much as you can, because your career is so short.
âFor the slams, part of the budget goes to the federations to develop players in their country. On top of that, if you look at the facilities at these major tournaments and at these master series, itâs out of this world.
âTheyâre always investing back in the structure, the fan experience as well. So I see both coins in the toss. I donât see it happening, especially this year.â
Rusedski added: âI think for lower down players, I mean, in qualifying, I think getting qualifying is 15,000 pounds in Wimbledon just to lose in the opening round. Even at the Master series, now you get prize money and points for winning a round in qualifying.
âWe got no points, no prize money unless weâre in the main draw of the tournament. So there have been improvements. Itâs more the players in the challengers and in the futures, because the futures, their job is to kind of get rid of the players that canât make it up to the challenger level.
âSo youâd like to see them earn a little bit more money on the lowest level, which are the futures. But then the challenger players who rank probably between 100 and say, I bet about 350, 400 in the world.
âYouâd like to see them have a little bit more money for their coaches, for their team of staff around them to give them those opportunities. But they donât sell tickets. Thatâs the problem.
âSo when youâre a fan and you go to Wimbledon, even if you know nothing about tennis, you go there because thatâs the thing to do in the UK. Thatâs the premier slam of all the slams.
âAnd everybody wants to be there. It doesnât matter whoâs really playing at the time. But letâs be honest. If you talked to the regular person in the street who doesnât watch tennis, name me a male tennis player.
âThe first theyâre going to say is Carlos Alcaraz, even though Sinnerâs number one. And in the womenâs game, thatâs the challenge. Maybe they might say Coco Gauff. Theyâll say Sabalenka or the girl that does the TikTok dances if theyâre non-tennis fans.
âAnd still thereâll be the talk about Serena Williams from your people who donât follow tennis week in, week out like myself and yourself.
âAnd thatâs where we either have to make these names bigger. We have to get more things going on as well to promote these players and continue the rivalry.
âBecause the tennis level in the menâs and the womenâs is exceptional. No question about it. But you have so many other arenas. Youâre competing in basketball, baseball, American football, soccer.
âSo itâs all these different things they have to balance out. So I would be very surprised if we see a boycott this year. I donât see it happening.â
Read more:
Aryna Sabalenka is calling for a boycott due to concerns about the shrinking share of tournament revenue players receive.
Roland Garros announced a 10 percent increase to its overall purse, raising it to ÂŁ53.5 million, with an additional ÂŁ4.6 million planned for next year.
Jannik Sinner has expressed concerns about the decreasing share of tournament revenue that players are receiving.
No, Greg Rusedski has ruled out the possibility of a boycott of Grand Slam tournaments.

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