LONDON, July 11 ― Wimbledon was hailed as “a class act” yesterday after the tournament agreed to award £10 million (RM53.9 million) in prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in the tournament had it not been cancelled. The All England Club said that based on world rankings,...
Wimbledon, which should have staged its finals this weekend, was in April cancelled for the first time since the Second World War due to the coronavirus crisis. — Reuters pic
In doubles, it will be £6,250, for wheelchair events, the sum would be £6,000 per player, with £5,000 for quad wheelchair competitors. “We know these months of uncertainty have been very worrying for the players, many of whom have faced financial difficulty during this period and who would have quite rightly anticipated the opportunity to earn prize money at Wimbledon based on their world ranking,” said All England Club chief executive Richard Lewis.
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