By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, June 12, 2025
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Wimbledon is giving gamers a increase.
The grass-court Grand Slam is providing a greener prize pasture paying out a document £53.5 million (about $72.7 million) in complete prize cash this summer time, which represents a 7 p.c improve over the £50 million in prize cash it paid out in 2024.
Singles champions will gather a £3 million (about $4 million) pay examine, up from the £2.7 million Gentleman’s champion Carlos Alcaraz and Women’ champion Barbora Krejcikova every earned in 2024.
This yr, singles finalists will every earn £1.520 million, a rise over the £1.4 million Women finalist Jasmine Paolini and Gents’s finalist Novak Djokovic acquired in 2024.
The 2025 first-round singles prize cash is ready at £66,000 in comparison with the £60,000 first-round prize cash paid out in 2024.
