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A<\/span>t some point in the quiet buildup to her opening match at the Italian Open, Aryna Sabalenka decided to attack one of the most contentious subjects in her sport with the same force as her forehand. In her press conference, the subject of the top players\u2019 attempts to attain a greater revenue share from the grand slam tournaments prompted the world No 1 to make a drastic prediction<\/a>: \u201cI think at some point we will boycott it, yeah,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s going to be the only way to fight for our rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

It marked an escalation in a pay dispute that, until this point, had played out in a series of polite letters and public statements. Over a year ago, in March 2025, the players sent their first letter to the grand slam tournaments. Their requests focused on the grand slams offering a greater percentage of their revenues to the players, contributions to player welfare initiatives, such as pension funds, and closer consultation through a grand slam player council. To the frustration of the player group, the grand slams have still not issued substantial responses to the first two requests.<\/p>\n

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Sabalenka\u2019s comments on Tuesday were initially the source of ample scepticism. For much of the past year, after all, she had shown little interest in tackling this topic publicly. So this was a jarring U-turn. Asked at the Australian Open in January about the player initiative, Sabalenka stared blankly towards her agent in the corner of the room before responding: \u201cWell, I mean, can I pass?\u201d<\/p>\n

While some players, most notably Jessica Pegula, have consistently articulated the players\u2019 concerns well, the lack of engagement from others to discuss this issue was unimpressive. At the Miami Open in March, for example, Carlos Alcaraz plainly declared himself uninterested: \u201cIt\u2019s something that is going on but for me I prefer to be focused on other things,\u201d he said. Jannik Sinner, despite his earlier statements in support of the cause, comically declined to answer a straightforward question in Miami regarding whether he was optimistic about the player group achieving its aims: \u201cI don\u2019t want to comment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This week, however, the top male and female players have finally presented a strong united front. Coco Gauff, as usual, thoughtfully explained why the strength of the top players\u2019 voices means they are best positioned to advocate for lower-ranked players. Iga Swiatek articulated the players\u2019 dissatisfaction with the current grand slam revenue share. Sinner offered perhaps his most forceful public statement on any topic in his career, accusing the grand slams of not treating the players with \u201crespect\u201d by not responding to their concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/svg><\/span>Jannik Sinner said the major tournaments were not addressing players\u2019 concerns.<\/span> Photograph: Tullio Puglia\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The prospect of the players actually progressing with any sort of boycott still seems unrealistic. The top players remain in a great position, earning significant amounts of money every time they compete in the big events, and they are devoted to their personal goals. Sabalenka will soon be the second female athlete in history to earn $50m in prize money, after Serena Williams. Change is preferable, but these are not desperate people. For now, it is incredibly difficult to imagine them hurting their own personal ambitions by missing the major tournaments they train each day for.<\/p>\n

As multimillionaires pushing for greater pay, they are also not sympathetic figures. The most damaging argument against them is the immense wealth they have already acquired in the sport, a significant amount of their earnings coming from the prize money and exposure provided by the grand slam tournaments.<\/p>\n

Still, the majors are even wealthier, and lucrative businesses do not automatically have their workers\u2019 best interests at heart. They are not beyond being questioned and challenged and, if the player demands are unrealistic, the grand slams should have no problem explaining in detail and with transparency why their current revenue share model is fair.<\/p>\n

The players\u2019 concerns are more than valid. The 13-15% revenue share they receive from the grand slams is low. Roland Garros\u2019s recent prize money announcement, which completely ignored the players\u2019 concerns, was a big blow. Despite the tournament\u2019s claims that prize money has risen 45% since 2019, adjusted for inflation, the figure is only 14%. The grand slams\u2019 continued refusal to even address their concerns is a further slap in the face to the players. All eyes are on Wimbledon now, for the tournament\u2019s prize-money announcement.<\/p>\n

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From the perspective of the grand slams, the players are not nearly as important as they view themselves. These events transcend the sport, their success and financial status a consequence of decades of growth, branding and history. Meanwhile, most of the money they generate is invested back into the sport, whether through the transformation of the tournament grounds or to national federations. For example, 90% of Wimbledon\u2019s surplus goes to the Lawn Tennis<\/a> Association, the governing body for tennis in Britain, which amounted to \u00a348.1m last year.<\/p>\n

These arguments mean nothing to the players, who are still the focal point of the events, the workers. The improved infrastructure at the grand slam venues is even more beneficial to the actual tournaments. Players from countries such as Belarus or Bulgaria, where they receive minimal federation support, are rightfully unmoved by the status of slams as glorified fundraisers for their national federations in wealthy western countries.<\/p>\n

For more than a year now, the grand slams have opted to pay little mind to these demands. Tennis players, after all, have been asking for more money since the dawn of time. It may be tempting for the grand slams to continue as usual, to dare Sabalenka and her colleagues to advance with their threats, but perhaps a more constructive way forward would be to engage the players in good faith, as partners, and find a compromise for all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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