US Open has announced that $ 90 million ($ 493 million in the current quotation) will be offered in this year’s last Grand Slam series tournament. It is the highest value in the history of tennis.
It was a 20% increase compared to 2024 ($ 75 million in 2024). The winners of simple men’s and female keys will receive $ 5 million ($ 27.4 million) each, an increase over the $ 3.6 million last year.
In response to a request from athlete associations, the organization also established increases for those eliminated in the initial rounds and even in the qualifying phase. The players asked for a less unequal division of the award.
The US Open simple competition has been expanded to 15 days amid the growing audience and will take place from August 24 to September 7.
A new format in the mixed pairs will be introduced this year, with the event featuring many players of simple renowned. For this, the dispute will take place for two days the week before the beginning of the main competition in Flushing Meadows.
US Open audiences exceeded one million fans for the first time in 2024.
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