What a Grand Slam boycott could mean for tennis, from prize money to tickets and the trophy

Just over a fortnight before the French Open, women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka made the most direct statement yet about one possible evolution in the standoff between a group of top tennis stars and its four biggest tournaments over prize money and player benefits.“At some point we will boycott,” Sabalenka said in a news conference at the Italian Open in Rome. Defending French Open champion Coco Gauff and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina echoed Sabalenka’s sentiments, days after the collective of top-10 ATP and WTA players greeted the annual increase in prize money at Roland Garros with “collective disappointment.”Advertisement