Summary
The winners of the men’s and women’s singles will each get $5.5 million.
Even players who lose in the first round will get $140,000, more than before.
Players asked for more money, and the tournament listened.
Key Points
4 points1
$108 million total prize money, the biggest ever.
2
Champions earn $5.5 million each.
3
First‑round players earn $140,000, a 27% rise.
4
Players wanted a fair share of the tournament’s earnings.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsprize money
the cash given to winners for playing well
champion
the player who wins the competition
first round
the first set of matches in a tournament
revenue
the money the event makes from tickets and TV
protest
when people speak up because they think something is unfair
percentage
a way to talk about part of a whole, like 10 out of 100
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