Wimbledon prize money rockets

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:26

This year’s men’s and women’s champions will walk off with Â£850,000, Â£100,000 more than last year, an increase of 13.3%.

And this year Nadal will not have to play in near darkness, as was the case against Roger Federer 12 months ago, with the retractable roof over Centre Court ready to be used for the first time.

Wimbledon is seemingly immune to the deepest recession in a century, with total prize money increasing by 6.2% to Â£12.55million.

Capacity will also rise by 3,500 to 40,000, while applications for tickets via the public ballot were also up by 20%.

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By Tim Farthing

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