Andy Murray persistent for a pay raise for players in Wimbledon – Tennis News
British number one, Andy Murray, is very ecstatic at the fact that the Roland Garros French Open officials have raised the overall prize money of the tournament and on this basis he is pushing the tournament officials of Wimbledon
to follow the same phenomena and allow players to have the bigger slice of the cash.
It has been a big debate between the elite players and the tournament officials that players should be rewarded with higher monetary benefits. However, it seems like only the chief executive of French Open has responded their demand
and the rest of the officials are still stubborn to make any enhancements in the pay scale.
In an interview about the raise in the total payout of Wimbledon to players, number one Briton said, “I'd be surprised if they don't. Each slam wants to be the biggest on the calendar so it'd be hard to see one increasing the money
and others not following. For some people, tennis can be just a five or six-year career.”
He further added, “A lot of talk about striking and boycotting came from guys who were ranked between 20 and 100. They were unhappy with the way the prize money was distributed. Hopefully, next year it will be throughout the tournament,
not just the first rounds."
Murray has flown to France with a new shaved haircut to start off his clay court season at Monte Carlo, later this week. He will be aiming at starting the red dirt season with a title to his name but it would not be easy at all.
He will be up against the likes of Serb world number one, Novak Djokovic, and the king of clay, Rafael Nadal, who is winning the title for the past seven years. Luckily for him, the legendary Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer, is not
playing in this tournament but he will still need to avoid any kind of upset that are likely to happen seeing such a talented and versatile squad at the hands.
The first test for the British third seed will begin in the second round against the Serb tennis ace, Victor Troicki. He received the first round Bye so that will give him an extra bit of time to prepare for his first contest at
the clay court surface.
It will be interesting to see what happens after his persistent negotiations with the Wimbledon officials to raise the pay. However, regardless of any outcome of that debate the tournament in Monte Carlo is a must watch for everyone.
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