Jamie Murray directed strong criticism at French Open officials for their decisions concerning prize money ahead of this year’s tournament.
Jamie Murray unleashed a Twitter tirade on those in charge of staging the French Open, clearly showing his disapproval of the cut to the doubles prize money.
“On top of twice moving their event dates to suit themselves, the FFT continues their “we don’t give a ****” mentality by cutting the doubles prize fund by 23%,” he declared in the tweet.
While players generally accept that a cut in prize money is necessary given the loss of revenue due to the pandemic, the reduction for doubles shows a stark contrast with the figure for singles.
In comparison, the singles total prize pool has been cut by less than 10% compared to 2020.
