Tennis stars will hold media protest at French Open over Grand Slam prize money

The group of leading tennis players pushing for increased prize money and other reforms at the Grand Slams will stage a media protest at the French Open.At the Italian Open earlier this month, stars like Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff suggested that players could boycott one of the four biggest events in tennis at some point. At Roland Garros, where the second Grand Slam of the year starts Sunday, May 24, players will not go to those lengths, but they will walk out of their pre-tournament news conferences after 15 minutes, a source briefed on the group’s plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, said Thursday.Advertisement