The French Open has stuck by its prize money structure despite the sport’s leading players signing a joint letter calling for an increase in the revenue earned by the Grand Slams

The French Open has rejected the opportunity to increase the share of prize money given to players despite calls to do so from some of the biggest players in the game. The likes of Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek argued the case for a greater slice of the financial pie – but the second Grand Slam of the year has overlooked them.

It was confirmed on Thursday that the total amount of money offered at Roland Garros comes to £48.4million – which is an increase above inflation of 5.21 percent on last year. The men’s and women’s singles winners will land £2.2m with £66,900 for all first-round losers.

Those numbers are an increase on last year, but are largely in line with the general hikes that are seen annually. The prize money total roughly represents around 16 percent of expected tournament revenue – which is similar to previous editions, reports The Times.

It is clear that organisers have not changed their stance despite the joint letter being sent last month….