Zverev is at least being humble.

SH321 10h

The article is misleading, it’s not like Aryna or Jannik are saying they solely need more money, but that from a business revenue standpoint, the main participants ie players need to be the recipients of a higher profit too. Which should also trickle down especially at lower levels and earlier rounds . The player ranked 114 and qualifying gets 90k € yes, before taxes, that will be taxed at close to 50% so that’s 45 k left of which they have to pay for last minute flights out - hotels - food and salaries for the team and themselves, and chances are a lot of players don’t qualify for all 4 slams. Case in point of Maja at the French open who didn’t know how she’d pay the hotel bill, till a well wishing sponsor footed her bill. They may make it to one grandslam and 45k € isn’t shit to take you through life after. The top 40-50 players do alright. It’s an extremely unforgiving sport. They’re absolutely right in their demands.

Gezundheit 10h

Tennis 101.

SH321 15h

What is the point of this article? Africa has twice as many people as Europe. Asia has over 6 times as many. The single largest factor in this in this is the glaring disparity in wealth.

SH321 15h

So no more doubles matches for Serena??

Veronica S 1d

They need to look at what they've done to the sport. Surfaces, rackets, balls have all been changed to supposedly make it more entertaining for the crowd. Little to no thought to the impact on the players. Mandatory tournaments so players can't choose when and where to play. You have a system that sees your ranking drop through the floor if you miss a couple of months. With so many resources available nowadays in terms of nutrition, coaching, health and fitness expert support, players really shouldn't be injured as much as they are. Metal hips in your early 30s; tress fractures in your back; surgery on your wrists in your early 20s; all of these things shouldn't be happening, let alone to multiple elite athletes. It's clear that the changes are dangerous for the players, so someone needs to look at whether the so called improvements really are good for the game.

BicesterTennis 1d