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Tennis Mailbag: Why Players Could Boycott the Majors

SI·Jon Wertheim·6 months ago
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A few of you asked about the “boycott” that several players, including Aryna Sabalenka, raised in Rome, demanding a greater share of the revenue from the majors. I file this under the two-things-can-be-true-at-once category.

The players ought to be paid a greater percentage of the gross revenues the majors generate. We should, in theory, be siding with the players. The majors should negotiate in good faith.

A) The 15 to 18% of gross revenue that the majors pay to tennis labor is neither right nor in line with industry standards.

B) In-kind wages are meaningless. Players don’t care about the U.S.…

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