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With last year's finalist, Nick Kyrgios announcing his withdrawal from this year's Wimbledon, and Omar Chaudhuri stating in his analysis that the "jeopardy gets reduced in this tournament's latter stages", one would wonder what is at stake for the participants in this year's grass-court tournament. 🎙This year sees a new record of total prize money as the players will take the court for a share of £44 million (£44,700,000), almost an 11% rise from the £40 million total prize money last year. 🎙The Champion will earn £2,350,000, a hike of 17.50% from what the last year's winners, Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina received. 🎙The runner-up will earn £1,175,000, an 11.90% jump from 2022. However, these numbers might look eye-watering but they restore the prize money to the same levels as in 2019. 🎙 Not just winners, this year, the first-round exits (singles) are seeing higher prize money in contention. For the first-round exits, they will receive £55,000, a 10% rise from last year. For the qualifying round exits, Q1 participants would earn £12,750, almost a 16% jump from 2022. 🎙 The Q2 and Q3 rounds (singles) also boast of double-digit percentage growths, at 14.5% and 12.5%, with figures of £21,750 and £36,000, respectively. Overall, a lot is at stake for the players inside the grass court. this year As big names are sidelined, it remains to be seen whether it becomes another predictable tennis tournament, or there are a few upsets and the tables turn in the later rounds. #wimbledon2023

US Open prize money increased 8% compared to last year: $3 million will be won by the champion | The USA Print Next Sunday, September 10, will be the grand final of the US Open 2023, the last Grand Slam of the year and which already has Novak Djokovic as one of the finalists. While Carlos Alcaraz is one step away from a new final to seek to defend his title obtained in the last edition. This year the organization of the event, which is taking place in New York, made a considerable increase in prizes compared to 2022 which reaches just over 8%. For example, the champion of this edition of the US Open will take home $3 million dollars. While the last edition, which Carlos Alcaraz won, the prize was $2.6 million dollars. Prizes are equal for both the men’s and women’s divisions. Carlos Alcaraz with the 2022 US Open trophy /Getty Images This edition of the US Open celebrates 50 years of equal prize money between men and women, and for this reason the decision to increase this was made. Which will give all the players who entered the main draw insured about $81,500 dollars. In short, the organization of the US Open increased the prizes to be distributed by 8% compared to 2022. Amounting to $65 million dollars to be distributed among the 128 tennis players participating. US Open, the king of prizes Among the four Grand Slams of the year, The US Open is undoubtedly the most lucrative. Now with this increase that took place in this edition, the New York event has even more advantage over the other tournaments. The one that comes closest in terms of prizes awarded is Wimbledon, which gives $2.5 million dollars to the champion. It is followed by Roland Garros, which distributes $47 million dollars. Of which $2.4 goes to the champion. Finally, the Australia Open is the one that pays the least, with $1.9 million dollars for whoever wins the championship. Keep reading: · Federer revealed who is his favorite to win the US Open title: “I would bet on Novak Djokovic” · US Open semifinal halted due to environmental protests in the stands (Photos) · Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka compete in the final of the US Open #Open #prize #money #increased #compared #year #million #won #champion

Professional tennis could consider tennis fans in its reorganisation. It is fans who end up paying broadcasting rights, buy tkts, purchase merchandise, and consume the brands of the tour's and players' sponsors. Other than the 4 Grand Slams, tennis is difficult to follow (how the different tournament levels - 1000's, 500's, 250's - are calendarised remains a mystery), not to mention the point ranking system. Keep it simple. #justsayin #brandstrategy #sportsmgt

🎾 Tech Tuesday 🎾 HOW TECH HAS MADE PRO TENNIS A LESS CROWDED WORKPLACE “You cannot be serious!” If John McEnroe was still playing today, he’d be yelling at a computer system. That’s because Hawk-Eye has completely changed the way we watch professional tennis. When Novak Djokovic won his fourth U.S. Open crown with a straight sets win over Daniil Medvedev on Monday morning—Ajde Nole!—there were a lot fewer people on the court than when he last won in New York in 2018. That’s because the linespeople who once judged whether the ball was in or out have been replaced by a system which relies on high-tech cameras to triangulate the trajectory of a tennis ball. Eagle-eyed Aussies will be quick to point out it was Melbourne Park that went all-in on Hawk-Eye technology, with the 2021 Australian Open the first Grand Slam to be played entirely without the use of line judges. The move was hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the pro tennis world finally forcing players to fetch their own towels instead of requiring long-suffering ball kids to do it for them. But the biggest change in recent years is the absence of linespeople. No longer can players aim a verbal spray at the hapless human behind the baseline trying to judge whether a 230km/h serve has painted the line. Instead, the Hawk-Eye system judges to within a 3.6-millmetre margin of error—roughly the equivalent of the fluff on the tennis ball—whether the ball was in or out. It’s a lot more accurate than relying on the human eye. But does it take away some of the sport’s humanity? Like VAR in football, Hawk-Eye tech has made tennis more accurate—and eliminated a few jobs in the process. P.S. The U.S. Open has come a long way over the last decade or so. Hawk-Eye tech, new stadium courts... but still the same men's singles champion as 2011. Congrats again to Novak! #TechTuesday #USOpen #NovakDjokovic #Tennis #Hawk-Eye #NewYork

Extract-WTA reveals ‘pathway to equal prize money’ with ATP for top-tier events The Women’s Tennis Association has revealed plans to restructure its professional tour in order to introduce equal prize money at its top-tier events. On Tuesday, the WTA announced that it will be revising its calendar, with WTA 1000 events set on a “pathway to equal prize money” as it gradually increases before becoming equal with the ATP’s prize money. Combined WTA events are set to offer equal prize money in 2027 while separate WTA 1000 and 500 events will offer the same money as their equivalent ATP events in 2033. While the four grand slam tournaments have offered equal prize money at their events for years, starting with the US Open in 1973, most of the top level ATP and WTA joint events have had significant prize money gaps. https://lnkd.in/erjEaCR4