Jannik Sinner has weighed in on the possibility of top players boycotting Grand Slams amid the growing conflict between the players and the organizers of the four tennis Majors.
The Italian was one of the players alongside Coco Gauff, Iga Świątek, and Carlos Alcaraz, who recently signed a joint statement expressing their concerns over the revenue share received by players at the French Open.
Jannik Sinner Gives Take On Top Players Potentially Boycotting Grand Slams
Amid this conflict between the sport’s top players and Grand Slam organizers, Aryna Sabalenka threatened a player boycott. Świątek and Gauff, too, shared their opinions, asserting that players were united in their conflict. Sinner was asked about his stance on boycotting the Grand Slams, and he took a measured approach.
“First of all, the Grand Slams are the best and most important tournaments we have on our schedule. It’s more about respect. I think we give much more than we are getting back. It’s not only for top players, it’s for all of us,” Sinner said during his press conference on Thursday.
Sinner also called for more respect for the athletes. He compared tennis to other sports, where he feels top athletes are given more respect from the organizers and authorities.
“The top ten players, we wrote a letter. It’s not nice that after one year, we are not even close to a conclusion of what we would like to have. In other sports, if top athletes send important letters, I truly believe that within 48 hours, you have not only a response but also a meeting. We talk about money, but the most important thing is respect. We just don’t feel it,” he said.
The Italian added that he understood the threat of players boycotting events and refused to rule out joining such a movement.
“I do understand the players talking about boycotting, because we also need to start somewhere. It’s been a long time with this, and we’ll see [what happens] in the future,” he added.
Jannik Sinner on boycotting Grand Slams:
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This conflict follows the French Open posting record revenues (a 14% year-on-year increase). Yet, the prize money for players was only increased by 9.53%. The top players noted in their recent statement that this increase reduces their share of revenue to 14.3%, far below the 22% they are demanding.
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Tennis continues to lag behind other sports in player revenue share, which is part of the reason the top stars are taking steps to bring about change. This conflict has been going on for some time now, and it will be interesting to see if the threat of player boycotts is what’s needed to help shape the next era of tennis.
