Coco Gauff Gives Honest Take on Reason Behind Top 10 Players’ Letter to Grand Slam Events Demanding Reform

Coco Gauff is bidding to defend her title at the China Open and will play Amanda Anisimova next.

Coco Gauff Gives Honest Take on Reason Behind Top 10 Players’ Letter to Grand Slam Events Demanding Reform

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Coco Gauff talked in detail about the letter the top 10 players sent to the Grand Slam events to demand a better share of the profits. Gauff pointed out that the Grand Slams generate a lot of wealth, but the percentage that’s been given to the players is not satisfactory.

Although the main focus is the prize money, the World No.3 stated that the top players are trying to bring change, not to benefit them only, but also to the lower-ranked players. It’s the second time players have sent a letter to the Grand Slams.

The 200th or 300th player in the world struggles to make ends meet, which is not common in other sports, especially considering the earnings that tennis generates. I did this thinking about the sport in the long run; I don’t know if we will reach that point while I’m still playing, but I want to leave this sport in a better health than when I arrived.

Coco Gauff said at the press conference

Previously, the top 20 players requested more prize money by sending a letter back in April this year. The reports emerged after the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), co-founded by Novak Djokovic, filed a lawsuit against the top tennis governing bodies.

All the top-10 players agree; I think it’s the first time on the tour that we’ve managed to have the top-10, both male and female, sign something and agree on something.

Coco Gauff added

The latest letter focuses on prize money, pensions, health, and maternity benefits. When men’s World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz was asked about the letter, he said everything had become a bit “messy“.

Coco Gauff defeated Eva Lys to reach the China Open semifinals

Coco Gauff was glad after winning her quarterfinal match against Eva Lys at the China Open in straight sets. At the press conference, she said she is fighting a lot to continue her run and analyzed her matches she played against Leylah Fernandez and Belinda Bencic.

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Coco Gauff (Image via X/Barstool Tennis)

In this tournament, I’m fighting a lot, without a doubt. Against Leylah, it was the best I’ve played against her because she was also great; I won by a hair. The same against Belinda, in the tiebreak, I got a bit lucky with a ball that hit the net cord and dropped dead on the other side. It’s been a tournament of fighting, of staying in every match. Today I had to battle, but I was able to close well with my serve, which I believe is important for me in the long term.

Gauff and Amanda Anisimova will fight for a spot in the China Open final on October 4. Anisimova scheduled her career’s third encounter with the two-time Grand Slam singles champion after going past Jasmine Paolini in three sets. In their previous two encounters, both Gauff and Anisimova won a match each.

Anisimova clinched only the Qatar Open this year by beating Jelena Ostapenko – her first title in the WTA 1000 category. But the 24-year-old suffered three final defeats. Tatjana Maria defeated her at the Queen’s Club Championships, and later, Iga Swiatek handed her a double-bagel defeat at Wimbledon. At the US Open, the home favorite failed to go past Aryna Sabalenka.

Gauff is bidding to defend her title at the China Open (beat Karolina Muchova last year). So far this year, the 21-year-old has lifted only the French Open by beating Sabalenka. Apart from the clay-court Major, Gauff also progressed to the finals of the Madrid Open and the Italian Open and lost them to Sabalenka and Paolini, respectively. Gauff reached her first singles semifinal since her win at the French Open.

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