Tennis: US Open cuts winners' prize money

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - US Open singles winners will receive US$850,000 (S$1.1 million) less prize money this year, the United States Tennis Association said on Wednesday (Aug 5), with first-round prize money increasing.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK - US Open singles winners will receive US$850,000 less prize money this year, the United States Tennis Association said on Wednesday , with first-round prize money increasing.

The US$53.4 million total prize pool is down from last year's US$57 million pot, the richest in the tournament's history, with 2020 first-round prize money jumping 5 per cent to US$61,000 from US$58,000.Runners up will receive US$1.5 million, down from US$1.9 million the year before.

 

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