Exceeded 520 million! Wimbledon prize money is at a new high

Wimbledon is the oldest of the four Grand Slams, with its first tournament dating back nearly 150 years to 1877. This elegant grass has always been a dream stage for top players.

After more than a century of development, Wimbledon has once again ushered in a number of upgrades this year, among which the full introduction of electronic line technology has also made manual line review officially a thing of the past. It is reported that this technology will cover all courts, including the main draw and qualifying rounds, which means that a total of 18 tournament courts throughout Wimbledon will be equipped with an automatic electronic call system.

We'll only see players, referees and caddies on the pitch, both on site and on TV, and Wimbledon will be the third Grand Slam tournament to achieve this technique after the US Open and the Australian Open.

Along with the technology, there is also Wimbledon's high tournament prize money, and the total prize pool of Wimbledon this year is as high as 53.5 million pounds (about 520 million yuan), an increase of 7% compared with last year. Taking the final singles champion as an example, aside from various taxes and fees, the singles champion prize money is as high as 3 million pounds (about 29.28 million yuan).

Even if you make it to the first round of Wimbledon, you'll be able to walk away with £66,000. Meanwhile, the doubles champion received a 4.4% increase to £680,000 and the mixed doubles winner £135,000.

As professionals prepare for Wimbledon, the highlight of this week's tour will be the Queen's Cup, where top seed Zheng Qinwen lost 1-2 on aggregate to Anisimova in a semi-final that ended yesterday.

After missing his first grass court final, Zheng Qinwen said that some key points in the process of the game were not grasped, although they did not meet expectations, but he also accumulated grass experience, "I have learned a lot this week, little by little to improve, I hope to become a better player on the grass, I believe I can do it." ”

Zheng Qinwen will play in Berlin and Wimbledon next according to the plan, but the Berlin match is more rushed, Zheng Qinwen will play in the first round next Tuesday, and her signing is not good, and she will meet former Wimbledon champion Rybakina in the first round.

This is the fourth time in their careers that the pair have met Zheng Qinwen three times to a 1-2 record, with the only victory coming in the group stage of last year's year-end finals, and the two defeats were in the third round of Wimbledon 2022 and the second round of the 2023 China Open.

Meanwhile, if she advances, she will face top seed Sabalenka again in the quarter-finals.

Zheng Qinwen defeated Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the first round in Berlin last year, and then was knocked out by Siniakova in the second round, so what kind of answer will she have this year? It's worth the wait!(Source: Tennis House Author: Barbie)