The men's and women's champions with get a hike of £150,000 this year.
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Tim Phillips, chairman of the All England Club, said in a news conference today, "It is important we offer a level of prize money which is both appropriate to the prestige of the event and which gives the players full and fair reward."
Really? Do last year's winners Roger Federer and Serena Williams, favorites again come July, really need another £150,000? I'm thinking not.
I get that a cool million sounds like a nice neat number but I can think of several other ways to use that money. Like for instance - how about giving more to the little guys. This increase means nothing to the top players but it would go a long long way to helping the little guys with travel expenses and coaches.
Phew, got that off my chest.
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