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Sinner and Sabalenka lead players’ protests at Wimbledon over prize money share
Sabalenka: ‘We do it for the tour, we don’t for ourselves’
TL;DR
- Top tennis players at Wimbledon are limiting media appearances to 15 minutes.
- The protest aims to increase prize money and investment in player welfare.
- Players plan to continue these actions at the US Open if demands are not met.
- Wimbledon increased prize money by 20% following similar protests at the French Open.
- Players argue that the prize money still represents a small percentage of tournament revenue.
- Novak Djokovic is not participating in the current protests.