Gafff coco She says her goal is to help reshape tennis for a long term, as players continue to push the Grand Slams for a large portion of the strongest players’ income and protection.
Speaking to the press after her quarter-final victory over Eva Lys in Beijing, the 21-year-old US said the issue extends beyond the awards for the champions.
“I think it’s important for the whole ecosystem of sports,” Guff said. “We’re not just talking about collecting the price for the champion, but moving to the qualities … Our 200 best player, the 300th player is trying to fulfill the conclusions.
“In other leagues, it is not so common, especially with the income that tennis is generating.”
According to reporting by Associated Press, A letter dated July 30 was sent to all four Grand Slam tournaments And signed by most ATP and WTA Top 10, including Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, IgA Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper. It was the second letter like this year, after a petition in March.
The letter of July 30, which AP said, had seen only recently, required specific standards: raising the share of Slam income distributed to players from 16 percent to 22 percent to 2030, creating an annual contribution of $ 12 million to pension, health and maternity benefits, and forming a new council. The AP reports that all four classes-Wimbledon, Roland-Garros, Australian Open and US Open have been answered since then.
The August 18 August response, signed by the Provisional Co-CEO Brian Vahaly and the Professional Tennis Chief of Stacey Allaster, showed a 57 percent increase in the US Open Bag in the last five years, with the 2025 ahead of $ 90 million. “We want to repeat our commitment to engage in direct, honest and transparent discussions with the players,” their statement reads.
For gafff, the push is to do more than additional profits.
“I want to leave the sport better than I found it,” she said. “Of course, all the main players of the 10th agree. I think this is the first time in the tournament we’ve got both Top 10 for men and women to sign something and agree on something. I think it’s a big step.”
Meetings have already been held among players’ representatives, including WTA Larry Scott’s former -ceo and Slam leaders.
“Yes, I know they have conversations,” Guff said. “Hopefully we can reach a solution in the near future.”
