French Open has ‘positive’ meeting with players over tennis dispute

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Roland Garros director Amelie Mauresmo and other French Tennis Federation (FFT) representatives held a constructive meeting with player representatives regarding prize money. The discussions, which occurred on the eve of the French Open following a boycott-impacted media day, focused on players' campaign for a larger share of Grand Slam revenue. Both parties agreed to continue dialogue in the coming weeks, with the FFT committing to respond to player proposals. A group of top-ranked players have been seeking a 22 percent share of Grand Slam revenues by 2030, up from the current approximately 15 percent. The FFT has agreed to negotiate directly with the protesting players.

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Players are campaigning to receive a larger share of Grand Slam prize money.

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The players involved are calling for a 22 percent share of Grand Slam revenues by 2030.

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French Open organizers and top tennis players' representatives held a constructive meeting regarding prize money.

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The FFT has committed to responding to the players' proposals in the coming weeks.

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The FFT has agreed to negotiate directly with the players involved in the protest.

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Roland Garros director discusses greater revenue sharing with player representatives.Representatives of the world’s top tennis players, who are campaigning to receive a larger share of Grand Slam prize money, and the organisers of the French Open have engaged in a constructive meeting over the issue, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has said on the eve of the tournament.The FFT, represented among others by Roland Garros director and former women’s world number one Amelie Mauresmo, met the player representatives on Friday at the end of the boycott-impacted media day before the start of the French Open.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man Utd’s Fernandes trumps Arsenal to Premier League player of season awardlist 2 of 4F1 legend Prost suffers head injury in alleged robbery at Swiss homelist 3 of 4‘He’s authentically himself’: Salah leaves a legacy far beyond the pitchlist 4 of 4Five key talking points for the Premier League season finaleend of list“[The meeting] has allowed the FFT and the players’ representatives to engage in a positive and transparent exchange on a number of issues,” the federation said in a press release on Saturday.“As these discussions require more time, all parties have agreed to continue the dialogue and to meet again in the coming weeks.”A source close to the discussions told the news agency AFP earlier on Saturday that the FFT “has agreed to negotiate directly with the players” involved in the protest, which includes world number-ones Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka.As the organiser of the Paris Grand Slam, the FFT “has committed to responding to the players’ proposals in the coming weeks”, the source added.Since March 2025, a group of about 20 of the highest-ranked players on the ATP and WTA tours have been trying to secure a larger share of the revenue generated by Grand Slam tournaments.The players involved are calling for a 22 percent share of these revenues by 2030, compared with around 15 percent at present.

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