The ATP says prize cash has elevated by $70m (£54m) previously 5 years, and may level to the $28.5m (£22m) of prize cash obtainable to rising and decrease ranked gamers on the Challenger Tour this yr.
A profit-sharing mannequin was launched in 2022 and ensures gamers obtain 50% of the earnings generated by the ATP’s 9 Masters 1,000 tournaments.
The ATP’s prize cash system units a minimal stage for various classes of tournaments. For a Masters 1,000 occasion with a 96-man draw, for instance, that determine is $9.193m (£7.1m).
There may be, in idea, no most, though if an proprietor desires to lift prize cash by, say, 50% they would want to take action evenly throughout the draw.
The WTA says $221m (£170.5m) of prize cash was distributed final yr – $42m (£32m) greater than in 2023.
The ITIA’s out-of-competition drug exams happen between 5am and 11pm. Gamers have to offer a one-hour time window when they are going to be obtainable for each day of the yr.
They have to additionally hand over their cell phones to investigators, as that is usually an important supply of proof when there may be suspicion of corruption.
All requests to research a participant’s telephone should first be signed off by the ITIA’s investigations director.
