Rules of Grand Slam Tennis prize money for winners - Time for a change
Grand Slam(GS) finals are very competitive. It’s not uncommon to see 2 players battle it out till the end when a small error by one of the players in a decisive stage results in a championship loss. In such situations, it’s hard to conclusively decide the better player considering that the match was so close. Today all Grand Slams have a simple table for the prize amount disbursement. In Wimbledon, prize money for singles winners is GBP 2.35M. The runners-up get GBP 1.175M(half the winners prize). A simple structure to decide what a match-winner and match loser get makes sense till the semi-final stage of the tournament. The amounts being disbursed to players isn’t much. The focus of the players is to reach the last four stage and beyond and is less about the match money. While winning in the earlier rounds is a significant event, but it’s a tad less hearty given that there are many big steps yet to win the cup. Should be there be a different way to decide the prize money in the finals...