Australian Open prize pool defended by Tennis Australia amid growing player discontent

Governing body Tennis Australia (TA) has defended the amount of prize money on offer at the Australian Open as twice Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff warned that players would raise the pressure if their demands were not met.

The Australian Open hiked prize money to A$111.5 million ($74.56 million) for the current tournament, bringing it ahead of last year’s French Open ($65.42 million) and Wimbledon ($71.60 million) but short of the U.S. Open’s purse ($90 million).

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