Wimbledon has almost arrived, with the grass court Grand Slam set to get underway in London later this month.
Laura Robson thinks Aryna Sabalenka is the Wimbledon favourite over Coco Gauff, with the pair having just played out the French Open final.
Gauff won her second career Grand Slam at Roland Garros earlier this month, defeating WTA number one Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 6-4.
Iga Swiatek congratulated Gauff on her French Open title, with the Pole doing the same for Carlos Alcaraz after he won the men’s title.
Alcaraz defeated ATP number one Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller, successfully defending his French Open title in Paris.
Wimbledon confirm record prize money for 2025
He also won Wimbledon in 2024, for which the Spaniard received £2.7million, along with women’s champion Barbora Krejcikova.
That total has now been raised for the upcoming edition of the Grand Slam, with Wimbledon confirming a significant increase in prize money.
The £53.5million total this year represents a 7% rise from 2024, and is double the total from a decade ago in 2015.
The Wimbledon singles champions will each receive £3million, up 11.1% on 2024, while players knocked out in round one will each receive £66,000, which is a 10% rise.
The men’s and women’s doubles prize money meanwhile has been increased by 4.4%, and the mixed doubles total has increased by 4.3%.
How is Wimbledon replacing line judges?
A significant change for the next edition of Wimbledon was announced some time ago, with line judges having been abolished from the event.
For the first time in the Grand Slam’s 147-year history, line judges will not be a part of the tournament at the All England Club.
Many tennis fans are angry Wimbledon has removed line judges, which are being replaced by live electronic line calling.
Over 400 cameras have been installed across the courts at Wimbledon in a bid to successfully implement electronic line calling.
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