The French Open announced a bonus of 460 million to announce the failure of the TOP20 revolution, and Zheng Qinwen was optimistic about taking away 3.65 million

Although there is still some time before the French Open to be held from May 19 to June 8, I have to say that this year's tournament does understand traffic, and there is always a way to attract everyone's attention in advance.

After the official announcement of the French Open that an event to pay tribute to Nadal will be held on May 25, it can be said that the appetite of fans and netizens around the world has been hung in advance. Judging from the reaction of the current public opinion, various topics are flying all over the sky, and it is really inseparable from Roland Garros.

I thought that after the French Open officially released the blockbuster information of Nadal's tribute event, it would make this heat fly forward like a bullet for a period of time, and there would be no more big moves in a short period of time, but I didn't expect to announce the topic of increasing the prize money of the event immediately afterwards, and once again the heat on the Nadal tribute ceremony added a fire, completely making the topic of the French Open reach a boil.

The total prize money of this year's French Open has increased by 5.21% compared with 2024, reaching 56.352 million euros, which is as high as 467.7 million yuan, setting a record for the total prize money of the French Open.

Like last year, this year's French Open prize money also chooses to take care of low-ranked players, and as long as you appear in the first round of singles, you can easily roll away 78,000 euros, about 650,000 yuan. The final men's and women's singles champions can directly take 2.55 million euros, more than 21.16 million yuan. Last year's men's and women's singles champions won 2.4 million euros, less than 20 million yuan, and this year it directly increased by 150,000 euros.

Although these bonuses seem to be a lot, in the eyes of some fans and netizens, the recent uproar of the ATP and WTA top 20 players jointly made a revolution and demanded a substantial increase in the distribution of prize money among the four Grand Slams. ”

At that time, the PTPA, together with the top 20 players of the ATP and the WTA, collectively pressured the four Grand Slams to increase the prize money by signing a joint letter, on the grounds that the total commercial income of the Grand Slam tournament was staggeringly high, and the final prize money paid to the players was only 16%, which is simply too small compared to "NBA players receive at least 50% of the league's total revenue each year".

After this incident fermented on the side of public opinion, many people wanted to see how to deal with this crisis when the French Open was about to start, and whether they would compromise or stick to their principles and not give in.

Judging from the prize money announced by the French Open, although it has increased compared with last year, the increase is on par with the NBA required by the top 20 players, and the gap is obvious. This also shows from the side that the French Open resisted the pressure and still went its own way. Then, the French Open is not afraid of pressure, which is tantamount to saying that the PTPA and the top 20 players of the WTA have failed.

The French Open maintains the principle of a slight increase in the prize money of the event, which naturally makes the Wimbledon and the US Open breathe a sigh of relief, and the amount of prize money increase can be determined according to the mood.

In this regard, some people said that the French Open top wind ignores the requirements of the TOP20 players, and it is estimated that there will definitely be actions in the follow-up PTPA, and how this wrestling will continue has become one of the key events in the tennis world in the future.

Putting aside how the PTPA and the French Open debated on the prize money at the end, although the only Chinese players who appeared in the main draw this year were Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu, Zhang Zhizhen and Buyun Chaoket, which was far less large than the Australian Open squad at the beginning of the year, setting a new low in recent years, but the Chinese players who left the French Open at that time can also collectively take a lot of money. If you add the current first substitute Yuan Yue and the fifth substitute Wang Yafan in the current qualifiers, the cumulative prize money of the Chinese army is even higher, because the prize money of the three rounds of qualifying is also quite attractive, the prize money of the first round is 170,000 yuan, the second round of the prize money is 240,000 yuan, and the prize money of the decisive round is about 360,000 yuan.

Of course, whether Yuan Yue and Wang Yafan can be lucky enough to get their hands on this qualifying prize in the end depends on their personal luck. As long as someone in front of him withdraws, Yuan Yue will have the opportunity to make his debut; If five people retire, then Wang Yafan can be ready to play.

It is not known how much money others can eventually take away at the French Open, but Zheng Qinwen is quite optimistic about the bookmaker this time.

In the latest odds to win the championship, Zheng Qinwen ranks fifth. This also shows from the side that as long as Zheng Qinwen does not drop the chain, he should be able to at least reach the quarterfinals, and the prize money for the quarterfinals is 440,000 euros, more than 3.65 million yuan.(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)