Top-ranked women’s tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has suggested a potential boycott of grand slam tournaments if players do not begin to receive a larger share of the revenue.

Her comments follow a statement of "deep disappointment" from leading players, including fellow world No 1 Jannik Sinner, regarding French Open prize money .

Speaking at the Italian Open on her 28th birthday, Sabalenka asserted: "Without us there wouldn’t be a tournament and there wouldn’t be that entertainment. I feel like definitely we deserve to be paid more percentage."

She added, "I think at some point we will boycott it.…