French Open has ‘positive’ meeting with players over tennis dispute
Key takeaways
- Roland Garros director discusses greater revenue sharing with player representatives.
- “[The meeting] has allowed the FFT and the players’ representatives to engage in a positive and transparent exchange on a number of issues,” the federation said in a press release on Saturday.
- “As these discussions require more time, all parties have agreed to continue the dialogue and to meet again in the coming weeks.”
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Roland Garros director discusses greater revenue sharing with player representatives.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Coco Gauff of the United States signs autographs after training prior to the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros [Matthew Stockman/Getty Images]By AFPPublished On 23 May 202623 May 2026Representatives of the world’s top tennis players, who are campaigning to receive a larger share of Grand Slam prize money, and the organisers of the French Open have engaged in a constructive meeting over the issue, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has said on the eve of the tournament.
The FFT, represented among others by Roland Garros director and former women’s world number one Amelie Mauresmo, met the player representatives on Friday at the end of the boycott-impacted media day before the start of the French Open.