What demands have Djokovic, Sinner, Gauff and other top tennis pros made from the Grand Slam tournaments?

— Grand Slam tournaments should make financial contributions to player welfare programs funded by the two pro tours.

— Prize money should increase “to a more appropriate percentage of tournament revenues, reflective of the players’ contribution to tournament value.”

— The athletes should have more say in decisions “directly impacting competition, as well as player health and welfare.”

The 20 players have requested Craig Tiley of the Australian Open, Stephane Morel of the French Open, Sally Bolton of Wimbledon and Lew Sherr of the US Open for an in-person meeting at this month’s Madrid Open.

This letter comes about two weeks after the tennis players’ association, which was co-founded by Djokovic, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the women’s and men’s professional tours, the International Tennis Federation and the sport’s integrity agency in federal court in New York.

The Associated Press noted that the US Open organisers paid a record total of $75 million in total compensation — prize money and payouts to cover players’ expenses — in 2024. Wimbledon had about $64 million in prizes last year, with the French Open and Australian Open both at about $58 million.