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WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff suffered a shock defeat in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since losing in her first match at Wimbledon two years ago. The champion at Roland Garros last month, the American hit nine double faults and struggled throughout as she lost 7-6 (3), 6-1 to Dayana Yastremska, the world No. 42 player, from Ukraine.
LONDON: Wimbledon’s prize money pot has been increased by 20 percent to a tournament-record figure of £64.2 million ($85.7 million).All England Club chiefs revealed the substantial cash boost for players during a pre-tournament press conference on Thursday.The Wimbledon singles’ champions will now pocket £3.6 million each.Italy’s Jannik Sinner is the reigning men’s champion, while Poland’s Iga Swiatek won the women’s event last year.Even first round losers will be richly compensated at Wimbledon this year, with £80,000 allocated to players beaten at that stage.The Wimbledon raise comes after several of the world’s top players staged a protest prior to the recent the French Open by limiting media activities to 15 minutes.The players were frustrated that prize money at Roland Garros only increased by 9.5 percent from 2025 and stayed at around 15 percent of the revenue generated from the clay-court tournament.It is believed the players want the prize fund to be closer to 22 percent of the tournament’s revenue.Wimbledon’s increase is from £53.5 million last year to £64.2 million for this year’s event, which starts in south-west London on June 29.“I recognize there is one topic you are most interested in hearing about this morning and that’s prize money,” Wimbledon chair Debbie Jevans told reporters on Thursday.“For 2026 the prize money fund will be £64.2 million, that is a 20 percent increase on last year and £10.7 million uplift which allows players to continue to share in our success.“Our support for players is distributed throughout the draw.
LONDON — Amid players' calls for a bigger share of revenues, Wimbledon on Thursday announced 20% increases in total prize money and for the singles champions, who will earn 3.6 million pounds ($4.8 million) at the grass-court Grand Slam next month.
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PARIS, June 7 : Cramping in the fourth set of the French Open final was the best thing that could have happened to Alexander Zverev on Sunday, freeing him from his mental struggles as he went on to secure his first Grand Slam title.
PARIS, June 7 : Alexander Zverev finally shattered the barrier between himself and Grand Slam glory by grinding down a stubborn Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday to lift his maiden major trophy at Roland Garros.
PARIS, June 7 : Flavio Cobolli left everything on Court Philippe Chatrier as he chased a first Grand Slam title on Sunday, but the Italian admitted the pressure of playing on the biggest stage ultimately proved decisive in a heartbreaking defeat.
PARIS, June 7 : After years of injuries, heartbreak and near-misses, Alexander Zverev finally stood on Court Philippe Chatrier as a Grand Slam champion on Sunday and reflected on the long road that has led him to one of tennis's biggest prizes.
PARIS: Alexander Zverev finally secured his maiden Grand Slam title with a dramatic five-set victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday.