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As Roland Garros: Leading tennis stars, including Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff, have expressed serious concerns about how prize money is distributed at the French Open. They voiced their deep disappointment amid an ongoing dispute with the Grand Slam organisers.

This criticism comes even after the organisers announced a 10% increase in prize money, raising the total amount for Roland Garros 2026 to 61.7 million euros ($72.1 million). However, the players argue that this increase does not represent their contribution to the sport’s rising revenues. They stated, “Roland Garros generated €395m in revenue in 2025, a 14% year-on-year increase, yet prize money rose by only 5.4%, reducing players’ share of revenue to 14.3%,” they said in a statement.

“With estimated revenues of more than €400m for this year’s tournament, prize money as a percentage of revenue will likely still be less than 15%, far short of the 22% that players have requested to bring the grand slams into line with the ATP and WTA tours. As Roland Garros looks to post record revenues, players are therefore receiving a declining share of the value they help create.