Wimbledon on Tuesday May 01,2018 announced it was hiking its total prize pot for
the 2018 tennis championships to £34 million, up 7.6%. That pool
includes prizes of £2.25 million each for the men’s and women’s
champions.
Organisers also issued a warning that players who compete while knowingly carrying an injury, and quit mid-match, face being docked all their first-round prize money. Under the new rule, if an injured player withdraws on site after midday on the Thursday before the Championships he/she will receive 50% of the first-round prize money. The replacement “lucky-loser” will get the other 50%.
In addition to stripping players of their first-round prize money if they pull out of a match or perform to what the club deems “below professional standards”, it will strictly enforce warm-up timing to speed up the game, but will also extend the time allowed between points from 20 to 25 seconds.
Organisers also issued a warning that players who compete while knowingly carrying an injury, and quit mid-match, face being docked all their first-round prize money. Under the new rule, if an injured player withdraws on site after midday on the Thursday before the Championships he/she will receive 50% of the first-round prize money. The replacement “lucky-loser” will get the other 50%.
In addition to stripping players of their first-round prize money if they pull out of a match or perform to what the club deems “below professional standards”, it will strictly enforce warm-up timing to speed up the game, but will also extend the time allowed between points from 20 to 25 seconds.
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