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Australian Open prizemoney has elevated by greater than 321 p.c prior to now 20 years. (AFP Photograph)
Anybody crashing out in spherical one will obtain Aus$106,250, up 3.2 p.c, whereas second-round gamers get an analogous improve to Aus$158,850
Pay rises are in retailer for gamers at January’s Australian Open with organisers Thursday saying a 3.4 p.c enhance within the complete purse to a file Aus$76.5 million (US$51.6 million).
The winners of the lads’s and ladies’s titles on the first Grand Slam of the 12 months will each take house Aus$2.975 million with gamers overwhelmed in earlier rounds faring higher than ever.
Anybody crashing out in spherical one will obtain Aus$106,250, up 3.2 p.c, whereas second-round gamers get an analogous improve to Aus$158,850.
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Event director Craig Tiley mentioned the overall prize pool for the Australian summer season of tennis, which incorporates Grand Slam warm-up occasions just like the United Cup, would exceed Aus$100 million for the primary time.
“It’s vital to the continued success of the Australian tennis summer season that we offer sturdy and related enjoying alternatives and be certain that the most effective gamers on the planet are compensated appropriately,” he mentioned.
“On the Australian Open, we’ve upped prize cash for each spherical from qualifying, via to the finals, with the main will increase within the early rounds.
“These substantial rewards assist gamers put money into their very own careers and in lots of circumstances, set themselves up for achievement all year long.”
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Australian Open prizemoney has elevated by greater than 321 p.c, or Aus$58.32 million, within the final 20 years, when it was Aus$18.18 million
The Australian Open will get underway at Melbourne Park on January 16.
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